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Woman killed by son-in-law

AGE CORRESPONDENT
Published : Oct 24, 2016, 1:03 am IST
Updated : Oct 24, 2016, 1:03 am IST

A 53-year old woman was shot dead by her son-in-law after he had a violent confrontation with his wife at Rana Pratap Bagh, Ashok Vihar.

A 53-year old woman was shot dead by her son-in-law after he had a violent confrontation with his wife at Rana Pratap Bagh, Ashok Vihar.

The deceased, identified as Nisha Mahendru (53), died while she was on her way to the hospital. The accused is on the run and the police is trying to track his whereabouts.

The incident took place on Saturday night at the deceased’s flat in Rana Pratap Bagh. Nisha’s daughter Chandni had ran away from her in-laws citing abuse and dowry demands by her husband, Raman Beniwal.

“They used to beat and abuse me on several occasions. He used to ask me for dowry and then later on started suspecting that I was in an extra-marital affair. He would always be in an inebriated condition and would beat me out of suspicion,” said Chandni.

Frustrated with the beatings, Chandni reached her house and narrated the entire incident to her parents who accepted her into their house and tried to resolve the dispute.

The accused later turned up at her flat and asked her to return with him. “He tore our marriage photographs in front of me when I refused to go with him. Then he took out his revolver and pointed it at my head. My mother tried to intervene and he said, that since my mother wanted to intervene, he would kill her,”Chandni said. Beniwal shot Nisha and the bullet hit her arm. The accused later fled from the spot.

Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi