Ludhiana, Dec. 21 -- A 45-year-old woman was shot dead on Saturday afternoon in Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar of the Mundian Kalan area, allegedly by her son-in-law, who opened fire during a heated argument over his wife's refusal to return to her matrimonial home. While the mother-in-law succumbed to a gunshot wound to the head, the accused's wife narrowly escaped death after the firearm reportedly misfired during the initial attempt on her life.

The deceased has been identified as Poonam Pandey, a resident of Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar. The prime witness to the killing is her daughter, Sakshi, who had been residing with her mother for the past two weeks. The Jamalpur police have identified the accused as Vikram Rai, a resident of Giaspura, and hi...