Woman shot dead after being looted in Merrut

Meerut: A 28-year-old woman was allegedly
shot dead when she resisted a robbery attempt by some
motorcycle-borne assailants in the district, police said
on Wednesday.

The victim, Uma, a resident of Bhola in the district, was
returning from her parents` home in neighbouring Muzaffarnagar
district yesterday when she was waylaid by some
motorcycle-borne miscreants who tried to rob her, said
officials.

When she resisted their robbery attempt, they shot her
and decamped with her ornaments, they said.

The victim succumbed to her injuries while being
taken to a nearby hospital, they said, adding that they are
probing into the incident.

PTI