35-yr-old Bengal woman shot dead, her parents beaten up by jilted lover
The accused also assaulted her parents and they were admitted to Uttarpara State General Hospital.
![The assailants were on the run following the shooting, according to police, who said they had headed in the direction of the railway station after the attack. (Representational image) The assailants were on the run following the shooting, according to police, who said they had headed in the direction of the railway station after the attack. (Representational image)](https://images.deccanchronicle.com/dc-Cover-p110i405bm2cc40h40n5rlg6o1-20170310065809.Medi.jpeg)
During the time the six officers were giving chase, Prasad pulled a gun from his waist area, pointed it in the direction of the officers and it appears he fired at least one round. (Representational Image)
Hooghly (West Bengal): A 35-year-old woman was shot dead at her residence allegedly by her jilted lover who also beat up her parents on Thursday in Hooghly district of West Bengal, police said.
The accused, Sheikh Sultan, barged into the house of Tushar Chakraborty and shot at his daughter Shubhalagna killing her on the spot.
Sultan, a neighbour of the victim's family in Uttarpara, reportedly had an affair with Shubhalagna.
However, they broke up sometime back and talks were on about her wedding to someone else, police said.
The accused also assaulted her parents and they were admitted to Uttarpara State General Hospital. Sultan was arrested, police said.
( Source : PTI )
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