A 25-year-old district-level woman taekwondo player was shot dead on Tuesday morning, allegedly by a man identified as Sombir for rejecting his marriage proposal. The accused is yet to be arrested. The police said that they have registered a case of murder at Vilaspur police station and a manhunt has been launched to bring the accused to justice.
The deceased has been identified as Sarita from Bhora Khurd village in Pataudi area of Gurugram district. She had completed her diploma in Physical Education (DPEd) and was looking for a job. The accused was a wrestler and had quit his job as a coach recently.
According to the police, the incident occurred at 4 am on Tuesday when the accused came to meet Sarita, at her residence and allegedly shot her from point-blank range in her chest with a country-made pistol after she refused to marry him. The victim was reportedly died on the spot.
After hearing the gunshots, the family members rushed to the spot and found her lying in a pool of blood and the accused fled the spot. The victim’s brother alleged that the accused had been harassing his sister for a long time and the victim had earlier filed a complaint against the culprit, the police said.
On the other hand, the relatives of the victim told the police that Sombir wanted to marry Sarita and was pressuring her but since he had no job she refused to marry him. He often visited them and tried to convince the victim. The accused had also threatened the deceased mother with dire consequences, police official's privy to the investigation said.
"Soon after the incident, the woman was rushed to
the hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. The body has been handed over to the family members after an autopsy.
A case of murder was registered at Bilaspur Police Station and hunt is on to nab the accused," said Assistant Commissioner of police (crime) Preet Pal.