Jilted lover shoots ex-girlfriend dead, kills self in Bihar's Nalanda

PATNA: A jilted lover allegedly committed suicide after shooting his newly married former girlfriend dead by dragging her out of a vehicle in which she was travelling with her husband at Khidarchak under the Rahui police station area in Nalanda district around 4.30pm on Sunday.
The girl has been identified as Shabnam Kumari (23). She was going to her husband Vikash Kumar’s house when her former boyfriend, Rajpal Paswan alias Rehan (25), intercepted them on a bike.Shabnam and Vikash had got married on May 26.
Bhagan Bigha police outpost incharge Devanand Sharma said after intercepting the SUV in which the newly-wed couple were travelling, Rajpal fired several rounds in air and dragged the girl out. “As per Shabnam’s husband, Rajpal started tried to convince her to come with him which she denied. Rajpal then shot Shabnam in head from point blank range. Later, he shot himself. The two were rushed to district sadar hospital where the doctors declared Shabnam brought dead. Rajpal died on way to a Patna hospital,” Sharma said.
He added a country-made pistol used by Rajpal and some empty cartridges were recovered from the spot.