Meerut: Out To Buy Milk, Woman Lawyer Shot Dead Outside Residence; Ex-Father-In-Law Detained (WATCH)

Meerut: Out To Buy Milk, Woman Lawyer Shot Dead Outside Residence; Ex-Father-In-Law Detained (WATCH)

The location comes in the jurisdiction of the TP Nagar police station. The police have sent the victim's body for postmortem and believe that the murder is likely linked to an ongoing dispute concerning her divorce.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Wednesday, June 07, 2023, 07:27 PM IST
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UP: A woman was tragically shot dead on Wednesday morning outside her house in New Mevla Colony in Meerut. The incident occurred while the woman was returning home after purchasing milk from the local market. The location comes in the jurisdiction of the TP Nagar police station. The police have sent the victim's body for postmortem and believe that the murder is likely linked to an ongoing dispute concerning her divorce.

Dispute with estranged husband

The deceased, identified as Anjali Garg, was a 35-year-old lawyer, according to local reports. She was involved in a long-time dispute with her estranged husband, Nitin Garg, who had recently initiated divorce proceedings.

Anjali was separated from her husband, both resided in the same colony for some time. The assailants shot at her as she reached the doorstep of her house while she was returning from the market, instantly killing her and fled the scene.

Victim's ex-father-in-law threatened her

Anjali had posted videos of incidents when her ex-father-in-law chased her on road in broad daylight and threatened her. Reportedly, the lawyer was residing in the house that belonged to her in-laws, her father-in-law used to threaten her to vacate their house.

Police investigation underway

An eyewitness said he heard a gunshot at 6:30 am today. "Someone fired a gunshot. There was a big sound. Initially, I thought it was a firecracker. But when I came outside, I saw her lying on the ground".

The alleged murder took place in the New Mevla Colony of the TP Nagar area.

Upon hearing the gunshot, individuals in the vicinity rushed to the scene. Local police officials rushed to the location after receiving information of the incident and took custody of the deceased woman's body. The victim's ex-father-in-law was detained for questioning in the matter.

Police issues statement

Sant Sharan, the in-charge of the police station, revealed that the investigation is leaning towards a family-related motive behind Anjali's murder. He also stated that there was a dispute regarding the ownership of the house she was residing currently. In order to thoroughly examine the case, the police are diligently reviewing CCTV footage from the surrounding area.

"An unknown assailant shot her outside at her home. She fell outside at the gate," Superintendent of Police (City), Piyush Singh said.

"She was married to one Nitin Garg. The deceased used to live alone after the divorce," the police official said adding that there was a dispute regarding the house.

From local inquiry, police said it learnt that the house belonged to her father-in-law. "She was living in the house, as per locals, without the consent of her husband's family," SP Singh said.

Police said they are scanning CCTV cameras in the nearby areas to trace the accused.

Further investigation is underway.

(With Inputs from ANI)

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