India, Jan. 29 -- A 25-year-old woman was shot dead in a village in Nuh, Haryana after she resisted a rape attempt, police officers aware of the case said.

Investigators said the incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday, when the deceased and her husband - both farmers - were in their field when they were approached by four masked men. Police, quoting the husband's complaint, said two of the men were armed with a pistol, and demanded that the couple hand over their valuables.

The station house officer of the police station in question said that the couple only had a few thousand rupees and a mobile phone, and upset at their haul, one of the robbers attempted to rape the woman. Resisting the rape attempt, the SHO said, the woman...