Police constable shoots dead girlfriend in Punjab

The reasons behind the crime were under investigation, they said. A case has been registered against the constable on the statement of the father of the woman, who hailed from Ferozepur, police said.

A police constable allegedly shot dead his girlfriend with his licensed revolver on Thursday, police said.

The accused was deployed as a security personnel with a senior police officer posted at Ludhiana, they said.

According to the police, the constable and the woman were living in a guest house for the last six-seven months in New Prem Nagar. The reasons behind the crime were under investigation, they said. A case has been registered against the constable on the statement of the father of the woman, who hailed from Ferozepur, police said.

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