Pune: In the Pune district of Maharashtra, a 26-year-old woman working in IT was shot and killed, according to police, by a male friend with whom she was having a romantic relationship.
The police said that the incident occurred on Saturday at a lodge in the Hinjawadi neighborhood of Pimpri Chinchwad and that they learned of the incident early on Sunday. They added that the reason for the killing was still unknown.
Rishab Nigam, who is being held in Mumbai, is the accused, a senior police official has confirmed.
Preliminary reports state that the victim and the accused, who are both from Uttar Pradesh, were romantically involved.
The accused resided in UP, while the victim worked for an IT company in Hinjawadi.
“The accused had come from Uttar Pradesh and was staying in a lodge in Hinjawadi where he called the deceased. As per preliminary information, on Saturday night, he shot the woman and fled. We came to know about the incident this morning,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Bapu Bangar said.
The man was traced and detained in Mumbai and was being brought to Pune for further investigation, he said.
