AGRA: A man took his wife to a desolate place and fired at her with a country-made pistol and left her to die after she refused to stay at her in-laws house in Shikohabad. The woman suffered a bullet injury in the neck and was rushed to a government hospital by local villagers. The incident took place in

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on Thursday evening. She was shifted to SN Medical College in Agra in the wee hours of Friday and was said to be in a critical condition.

Based on the woman’s statement, an FIR was lodged against her husband, police said.

The victim, Shivani Singh (30), and her husband, Pinki Thakur (34) of Shikohabad, are married for nearly five years and was living in Jaipur. “A fortnight ago, the couple had come to Shikhobad to attend her sister-in-law’s wedding. After the wedding, the woman insisted on returning to Jaipur, but her husband wanted her to stay back at her in-laws place. The couple even had a heated argument over the matter, following which the husband decided to eliminate his wife,” said superintendent of police (rural) Rajesh Kumar.

“The man took his wife to Basai Mohammadpur area on Thursday evening on the pretext of taking her back to Jaipur, whipped out a country-made pistol and fired at her. The bullet hit the woman’s neck and she collapsed. Presuming her dead, the husband left the place. Soon a group of villagers found the woman lying unconscious on the ground and rushed her to a government hospital,” said SP Kumar.

“After the woman regained consciousness in hospital, she gave her statement to police claiming that her husband had shot her as she was insisting on returning to Jaipur. The exact reason for the attack would be ascertained once the accused is arrested,” the SP added.