UP Woman Shot Dead Fighting Off Robbers, Husband Hospitalised

According to the police, the wife was on her way home from her maternal place, along with her husband, when they were confronted by the unidentified men.

A woman was shot and killed as she tried to fight off robbers, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place near Dunka in the Shahi police station area of Bareilly on Tuesday evening.

According to the police, the wife was on her way home from her maternal place, along with her husband, when they were confronted by the unidentified men.

After receiving word of the incident, the villagers gathered outside the local police station and vented their fury. Top police officers had to intervene and additional forces had to be pressed into service to enforce order, officials said.