A 21-year-old woman who married a man from a different caste was Saturday shot dead allegedly by her teenage brother in a village in Indore, police said.
Bulbul had an inter-caste marriage with Kuldeep, both residents of Rawad village, some six months back and it had enraged her family, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Ramkumar Rai told PTI.
"Bulbul and Kuldeep, who had moved out of the village after the marriage, returned to the victim's marital home on Saturday. The victim's 17-year-old brother shot her in the head at Kuldeep's home," Mr Rai said.
Bulbul was rushed to Indore Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital (MYH) where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
The accused surrendered at Betma police station.
Man, Girlfriend Arrested For Killing Woman; Dumping Her Body In Indore: Cops Siddaramaiah Says Couldn't Marry The Girl He Loved Because Of Their Castes Indore Man Leaves Infant Daughter In Bushes, Says He Wanted A Son: Cops MK Stalin Asks Centre To Recall Tamil Nadu Governor In Row Over Anthem Delhi Ex Minister Satyendar Jain Leaves Jail, Chief Minister Greets Him Tamil Nadu Police's Counter Petition In Supreme Court Against Sadhguru Meta Launches AI That Can Monitor Other AI As Human Involvement Diminishes Israel Says Intercepts Suspicious 'Aerial Target' Approaching From Syria Cuba Plunges Into Countrywide Darkness As National Power Grid Fails Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.