KHAGARIA: An unidentified assailant shot dead the 35-year-old wife of a Bihar Police constable at her residence in Khagaria district on Friday evening, officials confirmed on Saturday.
Police identified the victim as Shweta Kumari, wife of constable Gautam Kumar Chaudhary. The shooting took place at her home in Loniachak Mathurapur village under the Bharatkhand police station jurisdiction.
Bharatkhand Station House Officer (SHO) Savitri Kumari confirmed the incident and noted that police sent the body to Sadar Hospital for a post-mortem examination after completing legal formalities.
"Police are investigating the incident from all possible angles to ascertain the exact circumstances leading to the death. An FSL team collected evidence from the crime scene," she said.
While the victim's family members cited a domestic dispute as a possible trigger behind the killing, investigators stated that they have yet to determine the exact motive. Originally from Kabela village under Parbatta police station limits, Shweta Kumari married Chaudhary in 2011 and is survived by a son and a daughter.
(With inputs from PTI Media reports)