Ranchi: A woman was shot dead in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Wednesday allegedly for refusing to sell liquor, the police said.
The deceased woman has been identified as Saro Devi of Sursang area of Gumla district.
According to the police, the incident took place early on Wednesday in Sursang locality when few unidentified men reached the house of Saro Devi, who was into the business of selling country-made liquor.
However, she refused to provide liquor to the miscreants, keeping in tune with the nationwide lockdown that is in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus.