Sambhal,

31 Jan (HS): According to authorities, a 50-year-old lady was fatally shot late

Friday amid a confrontation between two groups in a hamlet in the Babrala area

of district.

Superintendent

of Police Krishna Kumar stated that police received reports of stone-throwing

about 11.30 p.m. following a fight between two groups in Pehlawada village. During

the riots, Premvati, a ration trader, was shot and killed by a country-made

handgun. He confirmed that the body had been sent for a post-mortem

examination. A forensic team investigated the crime site and discovered two

empty cartridges and one live cartridge. He stated that the injured were sent

to a medical facility for assessment.

Teams

from the Special Operations Group (SOG), the surveillance unit, and the local

police station have been created to investigate the matter, and the accused

will be apprehended shortly, according to the officer. Police added that

preliminary investigations have uncovered a longtime antagonism between the two

groups. Meera Devi, the village leader, had Premvati as her mother-in-law.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi