New Delhi: Shabnam's locket hanging in her neck saved her life  from the bullet her brother, Mohammad Nadeem fired at her for he was enraged by his sister's marriage with Anees against the wishes of their family.  


On Thursday evening, after offering Eid prayers, Nadeem, a resident of the Muzzaffarnagar district set out on a motorcycle and shot her sister for rebelling against the family. Fortunately, the bullet rebounded off the locket that Shabnam was wearing and she was unharmed.

Shabnam later went to the police who ensured that she was not hurt.

According to reports, the police said that things would have been very different for Shabnam if she hadn't been wearing that locket. The police expect the woman to file a formal complaint soon.