India News | Man Accused of Shooting Dead Woman IT Professional Sent to Police Custody Till Feb 3
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man held for allegedly murdering a 26-year-old woman IT professional was on Monday remanded in police custody till February 3 by a Pune court, an official said.
Pune, Jan 29 (PTI) A man held for allegedly murdering a 26-year-old woman IT professional was on Monday remanded in police custody till February 3 by a Pune court, an official said.
Rishabh Nigam allegedly shot dead Vandana Dwivedi, employed with an IT major, in a lodge in Hinjawadi in Pimpri Chinchwad on Saturday for avoiding him. The police got information about the murder on Sunday morning.
"The accused has been remanded in police custody by a Pimpri Chinchwad court till February 3. The post mortem report says five bullets hit the victim. A probe is underway to find out where he got the gun from," the Hinjawadi police station official said.
Nigam and Dwivedi, both hailing from Uttar Pradesh, were in a relationship since 2013, as per the official.
While she got a job at a major IT firm in Hinjawadi, Nigam stayed back in UP, he said.
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