Haryana: Stalker pumps 5 bullets into girl hrs after she gets married

Hours following her wedding, a 20-year-old girl from Haryana’s Rohtak is fighting for her life at a hospital after suffering bullet injuries in an alleged targeted shooting by a youth who had been stalking her.

The accused, named Sahil was taken into police custody on Sunday, four days after the shooting incident at Bhali Anandpur village in Rohtak district on Wednesday.

The girl in question has been identified as Tanishka Sharma. After her wedding , she went to her groom’s house. Her neighbour Sahil, who had been allegedly harassing her for the last few months, intercepted her vehicle. He pumped five bullets into the girl and ran away along with his two aides.

As maintained by a report by The Times of India, the injured was taken to PGIMS, Rohtak, where she’s currently fighting for her life. Based on a complaint filed by the bridegroom, the police lodged a case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act.

Sahil was takeen into polie custody from the UP-Haryana border on Sunday.

Two minors have been arrested for allegedly tipping off Sahil about the movement of the girl. The duo even gave Sahil their two-wheeler to escape.

The girl, a smart student, got through Class 10th with 87 per cent marks and Class 12 with 81 per cent, her aunt, identified as Nirmala said, adding that she wanted to join the police force.

Nirmala demanded that strictest action be given to the accused. Vishwa Hindu Parishad national spokesperson Surender Jain raised the demand for the enactment of a law against ‘love jihad’ to avert such unfortunate incidents.

In another incident of crime, a youth allegedly slit the throat of a woman whose daughter he wanted to marry. As per reports, the incident happened after the woman in question turned down the youth's  marriage proposal for her daughter.

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