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Crime
20-year-old Rajasthan woman shot by relative after refusing marriage proposal
✍️ India Today
🗓 28 Aug 2026, 08:48 AM
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A 20‑year‑old woman in Rajasthan was shot by a relative after she turned down a marriage proposal, police said.
Police in Rajasthan have opened an investigation after a 20‑year‑old woman was shot by a family member following her refusal of a marriage proposal. The incident, reported by local authorities, occurred in a village in the state, though the exact location has not been disclosed. The shooter, identified as a relative, allegedly opened fire shortly after the proposal was rejected.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where she is receiving treatment for gunshot injuries. Law enforcement officials have detained the alleged shooter and are conducting forensic examinations to establish the sequence of events. The case is being treated as a criminal assault under the Indian Penal Code.
Rajasthan police have urged the public to report any similar incidents of domestic violence and have reiterated that coercive tactics in marriage proposals are punishable by law. The investigation remains ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where she is receiving treatment for gunshot injuries. Law enforcement officials have detained the alleged shooter and are conducting forensic examinations to establish the sequence of events. The case is being treated as a criminal assault under the Indian Penal Code.
Rajasthan police have urged the public to report any similar incidents of domestic violence and have reiterated that coercive tactics in marriage proposals are punishable by law. The investigation remains ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available.