UP: 22-Year-Old Bride Shot Dead By Ex-Boyfriend On Wedding Day In Jhansi's Beauty Parlour
A CCTV video of the scene depicted the man running out of the beauty parlour soon after he fired at her.
A 22-year-old woman was shot several times by her ex-boyfriend while her bridal make-up done at a beauty parlour ahead of her wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi on Sunday. The victim, Kajal Ahirwar from Datia, Madhya Pradesh, was rushed to the hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. Later, her body has been sent for a post-mortem report.
A CCTV video of the scene depicted the man running out of the beauty parlour soon after he fired at her.
In the video, accused Deepak, whose face was covered, was heard shouting "Kajal bahar aao, tumne hume dhokha diya hai (Come out, Kajal. You have betrayed me)".
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As per the report of NDTV, Police quickly arrived at the location, but the suspect is still on the run.
"My sister was getting ready. He came and asked her to come with him. When my sister refused, he broke the door and shot her," said Neha Ahirwar, the sister of the victim.
"His name is Deepak and he is from our village. It was my sister's wedding today. She had gone to the parlor to get ready. The attacker, who carried a backpack, had a handkerchief tied around his face. He asked my sister to come with her. He also asked her as to why she betrayed him," she also said.
As per the report, the bride was going to the parlour accompanying three other women.
"The woman lives in Datia. She came here for her make-up. Four girls had come with her. I came here at 6:30 pm. The make-up was in its final stage. Just then a man came in with his face covered and said 'Kajal, please come out'. The woman refused and bolted the door. He broke the glass door and forced his way in and shot at her and ran away," an eyewitness and the owner of the beauty parlour, Janhvi Jha said.
"The man who shot the woman is from her village. He knew her. Why he shot her is a matter of investigation. Upon speaking to the family we found that they were visiting Jhansi for the wedding. The man followed her here and shot her," said a senior police officer, NDTV reported.
The police also confirmed that they have formed two teams to search for the suspect.
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