A 22-year-old woman was shot dead allegedly by a man she was once friends with in Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Friday.
She was shot in the head late Thursday night near the railway station here while she was returning home, Gotegaon police inspector Subhash Baghel told PTI over phone.
"She was rushed to a health centre where she was declared dead on arrival. We have arrested Devendra Patel (23) for the crime. As per preliminary probe, the woman was friendly to the accused at one point of time but then parted ways," he said.
"Patel was angry after she stopped communication with him and had also warned the woman over her closeness with another man," he added.
Meanwhile, the woman's family blocked the road in the area during the day seeking strict action against Patel.
They said the state government must demolish his house. The MP government has been demolishing houses of those held for various types of crimes, which has often been touted as "bulldozer justice".
The woman's family claimed the accused had been following and harassing her for the past two years.
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