Jammu: A youth allegedly committed suicide
after shooting at and critically injuring a teenaged girl in
Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.
"Darhsan (21) shot Kamlesh Devi (18) with his father's
gun at Bazmasta village in Ramban district here, critically
injuring her yesterday morning," police said.
He later shot himself and committed suicide on the
spot, they said.
A police team has been sent to the spot, which is several
hours of foot journey from the main road in the mountainous,
snow-bound region.
The girl has been admitted to a local hospital and is
critically injured, they added.
The duo belonged to the same clan, and police is probing
the possibility of unrequited love as a motive for murder,
they said.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, February 05, 2012, 15:13