JAIPUR: A 35-year-old woman was shot dead by her neighbour in Hasanpura locality late Sunday night. Manju Singh was brought to SMS Hospital with gunshot wounds on her head and succumbed to injuries.
The accused has been identified as one Deepu, who works as a painter and lives opposite the victim’s house. The motive behind the murder could not be determined immediately. Multiple police teams have fanned out in different directions to find the accused.
As per additional DCP (west) Ram Singh, the incident happened as follows. Deepu entered the woman’s house sometime before 10pm. He requested water before he took out a firearm and fired at the woman’s head, above her ears.
She was lying motionless in a pool of blood when the neighbours rushed in after hearing the gunshots. Her husband too arrived at the spot and took her to the hospital with the help of neighbours. “The motive behind the crime is still unclear. We are hopeful of arresting the accused very soon because he has already been identified,” Singh told TOI.
By 11pm, many senior police officials had reached the crime spot. FSL teams clustered around the floor where the woman was shot.
The residential locality, known as 'Yadavo ka Mohalla', was cordoned off by Sadar police to protect the crime scene.
Police did not specify if the firearm was an illegal weapon. Sources said the victim’s husband worked as a driver and was devastated after the incident.
Manju’s body was shifted to the mortuary after doctors declared her brought dead. “A post-mortem would be conducted on Monday. We don’t want to ask too many questions to the family because they are still in a state of shock and grief,” an official said.
