Husband Allegedly Shot her wife in Bandipora*

Suhail Rather

Bandipora, Aug 27 (PTK)  A 50-year-old woman was critically injured on Thursday after allegedly being shot at by her husband in a fit of rage over some domestic issue in Shokbaba village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

An official said that a retired army captain, Gulam Rasool khan shot his wife with a 12 bore gun in Shokbaba village today wee hours.

Soon after the incident she suffered critical head injuries and was shifted to the district hospital Bandipora, he said.

Later after initial treatment she was referred to the SMHS Hospital Srinagar for specialised treatment and her condition was stated to be critical, the official said.

He further said that a case under relevant sections of laws has been registered and further investigation has been taken up.(PTK)