Lucknow, March 9 : A railway employee shot his wife dead in a fit of rage after she asked him to stop drinking.
The incident took place on Monday night.
The deceased, Rakhi Mishra, was married to Anupam Mishra in 2005. The couple were staying in Para locality in the state capital.
According to reports, Rakhi asked her husband to quit drinking and the couple had a heated argument on the issue. In a fit of rage, Anupam shot his wife, and the bullet pierced her skull, hitting her in the right temple.
Neighbours heard the gunshot and called the police.
Rakhi was rushed to the Trauma Centre at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) where she was declared brought dead.
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