Miffed over not doing household chores, UP woman shoots dead daughter-in-law

The incident happened when Komal, the daughter-in-law of Radhika Devi was asleep.

A woman was shot dead by her mother-in-law in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district on Tuesday, police said. Amroha Superintendent of Police Aditya Langeh told reporters that the accused, identified as Radhika Devi, allegedly killed her daughter-in-law Komal while she was asleep. According to the police, the accused was miffed over her daughter-in-law not doing household chores.

Police gather at the hospital where the deceased's body is kept. (PTI)

The preliminary investigation also suggests harassment over dowry and the difference in the status between the two families as a motive behind the murder, they added.

Radhika Devi, along with her husband and son, has been arrested in the case.

“The deceased's husband, Amit Kumar, and father-in-law Narendra Singh were also involved in the crime. Police have arrested the three and sent them to jail on Tuesday. A case has been registered against the accused under sections 498 (a), 323, 304b of IPC and Section ¾ of the Dowry Act based on a complaint by the deceased's mother, Geetah Devi,” Langeh said.

Radhika Devi was furious over her actions and hatched a plan to kill her. She entered the couple's residence at a time when she was asleep and shot her in the forehead. She also ransacked the house to make it look like a case of robbery.

(With agencies' inputs)