Kapurthala, Jan. 3 -- A 40-year-old woman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Kapurthala's Seenpura mohalla on Friday afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Hempreet Kaur, who was living alone at her house. Her husband Parminder Singh and son are settled in Canada. The victim, who was having an estranged relationship with her husband, had returned from Canada over a month ago after meeting her son.

"According to the relatives of the victim, two armed assailants broke into the house and opened fire at Hempreet from point-blank range before fleeing the crime scene. The woman died on spot," Kapurthala senior superintendent of the police (SSP) Gaurav Toor said.

"The bystanders tried to overpower the assailants but they fire...