A married man, along with his lover, allegedly attempted to kill his wife and tried to dump her at a desolated place somewhere in upper Ganges canal in the Ghaziabad. However, the duo’s bid was foiled and they were caught red-handed by police.
The incident occurred on Wednesday late night under Murad Nagar police station. The victim had gun-shot injury and was found lying unconscious in the rear seat of the car which the accused was driving, said police. After stopping the vehicle and seeing the condition of the woman, police rushed her to a local hospital where her condition is stated to be stable. “The woman is recovering,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vaibhav Krishna.
Swinging into action police arrested the two accused identified as Yashwant Rana alias Sunny, a resident of Bagpat and Anshu. During sustained interrogation the man told police that he took his wife under the pretext of taking her out on the upper Ganges canal.
And at about 9:30 pm he allegedly shot her on the service road of the canal, said police, adding that after committing the crime, he was searching for an appropriate place to dump her, however, he failed to do so.
Later on, police informed the victim’s parents who filed a complaint against the two accused at Niwari police station.