A 25-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by the father-in-law of her elder sister following a quarrel over some family issue at Green Avenue locality in Phagwara, police said. In the incident, her father also sustained serious injury. The deceased has been identified as Meharjot Kaur (25), resident of Patiala, S P Phagwara Sarabjit Bahia said. The injured man, identified as Amrik Singh, was first admitted to a local civil hospital. Later, he was sent to Johal Hospital Rama Mandi. The incident took place on Thursday when Amrik, along with his daughter Meharjot, went to the house of his son-in-law Sunny Gogna to settle some family dispute. Sunny Gogna’s father Suresh Gogna during a heated arguments ‘opened fire’ at the family members of his daughter in-law, resulting in the death of the woman and injuring her father. A case has been registered under various section of the IPC. Weapon was also seized by the police. Further probe was on.
