Ghaziabad: Drunk man shoots wife in UP's Loni

GHAZIABAD: A property dealer was arrested for allegedly shooting his 30-year-old wife over an argument at Loni in UP's Ghaziabad district early on Wednesday.
The accused, Adesh Bhati, is a resident of Ram Vihar Colony. Police said the deceased was Bhati’s second wife and they used to frequently fight over financial issues.
Around 1.30am, Bhati rang the police control room and alleged that his wife Anita had been shot at by two unknown persons when she opened the door of the house.
A police team reached his house and found that the woman was breathing. She was immediately rushed to GTB hospital where she succumbed to her injury.
SP (rural) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said, “Police found the role of Bhati suspicious and questioned him extensively. He changed his statements several times during questioning, but finally almost after four hours, he confessed to committing the crime.”
Bhati told police that Anita was his second wife whom he had married in a court in 2010. His first wife lives in Tila Ambedkar Colony with his three kids. He had no kids with Anita.
He also informed cops that he had been suffering losses in the business and also had a loan of around Rs 80 lakh on his head. He could not fulfil Anita’s demands which subsequently led to quarrel between them.
A similar argument had broken out between them on Tuesday night. Bhati was drunk at that time and in a fit of rage, he shot at Anita’s chest.
The pistol used in the crime was recovered and Bhati has been booked under IPC Section 302 (murder) and the Arms Act.