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Crime
Family Fires Shots at Boyfriend in Ludhiana; Injured Young Woman Succumbs
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 03 Nov 2026, 03:16 PM
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Around midnight in Ludhiana, relatives opened fire on a young man's boyfriend, critically injuring a woman who later died.
At approximately 12 a.m. on Tuesday, police received a distress call from a residential area in Ludhiana, Punjab, reporting a shooting incident involving family members and a young couple. According to the initial report, the woman's relatives confronted her boyfriend and discharged firearms in the courtyard.
The gunfire left the young woman seriously wounded. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries despite medical efforts. The boyfriend survived the attack without serious injury.
Ludhiana police have secured the scene and begun a preliminary investigation. Officers are collecting forensic evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine the motive behind the family‑initiated assault. The case has been registered under sections relating to homicide and illegal possession of firearms, and further details will be released as the investigation proceeds.
The gunfire left the young woman seriously wounded. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries despite medical efforts. The boyfriend survived the attack without serious injury.
Ludhiana police have secured the scene and begun a preliminary investigation. Officers are collecting forensic evidence and interviewing witnesses to determine the motive behind the family‑initiated assault. The case has been registered under sections relating to homicide and illegal possession of firearms, and further details will be released as the investigation proceeds.