Woman who married without informing family gunned down in UP

Nisha was shot dead around 1 am at Dastampur village in Jewar area of the district, with the police registering a murder case against seven people of her family including her father, an official said.

In a suspected case of honour killing, a 28-year-old woman was shot dead at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district Friday allegedly by her family members, police said.

A 28-year-old woman was shot dead at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar district. (AFP File Photo)

Nisha was shot dead around 1 am at Dastampur village in Jewar area of the district, with the police registering a murder case against seven people of her family including her father, an official said.

“Nisha had got married to Sunil (30) in June 2018. Her husband belongs to a nearby village and her family was not aware of their marriage until around five months ago,” a police spokesperson said.

“Prime facie it appears that she has been killed by her own family members,” the spokesperson said.

A first information report (FIR) has been registered at the Jewar police station on a complaint by the woman’s husband, and her family members including father and brother booked under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder), the official said.

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