A woman BJP leader was shot dead by her husband in Gurugram after the couple had a fight as he suspected her of having an extramarital affair. She was talking to her family over the phone when she was shot.

The Charkhi Dadri resident allegedly shot his wife who was a Bharatiya Janata Party leader. The incident took place in Sector 93 in Gurugram where the couple was living in a rented house.

SK Jakhar, her brother said, "Munesh was speaking to our younger sister over the phone when she was shot. Munesh told her that she was shot by her husband".

The deceased has been identified as Munesh Godara (34) who was the state secretary of BJP Kisan Morcha.

The father-in-law of Munesh Godara, Chanderbhaan, who hails from Charkhi Dadri area of Haryana, in a complaint has told Gurugram Police his son Sunil Godara was living on the 8th floor of a housing society.

The accused Sunil was working as a security officer at a Dhanwapur-based industrial unit and suspected that his wife was having an affair with a fellow BJP leader. The two had a strained relationship as the husband suspected her.

In the complaint, the accused's father said the couple had a fight on Saturday night after Sunil came home drunk. As soon as his wife Munesh went to the kitchen and called someone on the phone, the accused picked up his service revolver and pumped bullets in her chest and stomach.

The BJP leader died on the spot and accused Sunil is on the run after killing his wife.

The BJP leader Munesh hailed from Naugaon village of Jhajjar district and had worked for the party nominees during the recent Delhi assembly elections.