Jalgoan Honour Killing: 24-year-old doctor shot dead by Retired CRPF father

Nashik: In a shocking and tragic case of honour killing in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, a 24-year-old doctor was allegedly shot dead by her father, a retired police sub-inspector (PSI) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), who also critically injured her husband, reportedly over his disapproval of their love marriage. 

In response, the accused father has been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following an FIR registered at Chopda police station. He was handed over to the police in an injured condition after being thrashed by a mob for allegedly killing his daughter.

According to the police, the accused father disapproved of the man his daughter had chosen to marry a year ago and was reportedly upset with her decision to go against the family’s wishes. After learning of their presence in Chopda, he allegedly travelled to the wedding venue and shot his daughter dead.

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The exact reason behind the father's sudden decision to kill his daughter remains unclear, and the police are investigating the case from all possible angles to determine what may have triggered him. 

The incident occurred around 10:15 pm on Saturday during a relative's wedding function in Chopda tehsil of Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district, approximately 400 kilometres from here. While guests were busy celebrating the haldi ceremony, the father allegedly entered the house with his revolver in front of the gathering and opened fire, killing his daughter and injuring his son-in-law.

The deceased, identified as a 24-year-old doctor who completed her MBBS from a private medical college in Pimpri, and her husband is a class 9 passout who works as a helper with a private company in Pune. The two eloped and married a year ago when Trupti was pursuing her final-year MBBS studies. They were residing in Pune. 

“Avinash and Trupti travelled from Pune to Chopda to attend the ceremony when her father learnt about their presence in Chopda. He then travelled some 50 km from his residence at Shirpur in Dhule district to gatecrash the ceremony and open fire at the victims,” Jalgaon’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Maheshwar Reddy told TOI.

A police official told PTI, “Retired CRPF sub-inspector *** shot dead his daughter with his revolver and seriously injured her husband.. The couple had married just a year ago and were residing in Pune. They had come here for a wedding of a relative."

“He arrived at the wedding venue when he found out that the couple were present. After the shooting, people in the vicinity pinned him down and thrashed him. He has been hospitalised and booked for murder. Further probe into what triggered his act is underway," added the official. 

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