Overview
- The attack occurred in Ghaziabad’s Khoda area in Adarsh Nagar at about 4:30 pm on Tuesday, leaving a 20-year-old woman and her younger sister wounded and taken to a Delhi hospital for treatment.
- Police identified the older victim as the accused’s former fiancée and say the marriage had been fixed about a year earlier before being called off three to four months ago, a factor investigators are treating as a likely motive.
- Witnesses and family members said the suspect forced entry, smashed a window to reach a locked room and fired multiple rounds while the younger sister tried to shield the older one.
- Ghaziabad police registered an FIR under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for attempted murder, formed multiple teams to trace the attacker and reported both that he was initially absconding and later that Khoda police arrested him and recorded an alleged confession.
- The case highlights the risks of violent retaliation after broken marriage alliances in some communities and will be followed for confirmation of formal charges, the suspect's custody status and the victims' recovery.