Faridabad: Police arrested a man in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old woman who was shot dead outside her college in Ballabgarh in Haryana's Faridabad district on Monday.
The woman had come out of her college after appearing for an exam when the incident took place, ACP, Ballabgarh, Jaiveer Singh Rathi, said.
The accused, who arrived at the spot in a vehicle, tried to pull the woman inside, in a possible bid to abduct her, but she resisted after which one of the accused shot her. She was taken to a hospital, but succumbed to injuries, the ACP said.
The father of the deceased told that earlier too those youths had harassed the girl. He had lodged the report at the police station but no action was taken and finally, the accused took his daughter's life
The B.Com final year student was kidnapped by the accused in 2018 but the family was pressurized and a compromise had been reached.
He said during the preliminary investigation, it has emerged that one of the accused, identified as Tauseef was known to her.
A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated, Rathi said.
(With inputs from PTI)
