BAREILY: Suspecting that his spouse was cheating on him, a 40-year-old man - who had recently come out of jail after his 32-year-old wife secured bail for him about 15 days ago - shot her dead in a busy marketplace in Fatehganj west area of Bareilly on Saturday evening.
Accused Krishnapal Lodhi pumped several bullets into his wife Pooja, and also shot at her 30-year-old friend Munna (who goes by his first name), who is currently undergoing treatment in hospital.
Police have sent Pooja's body for autopsy.
According to a police officer, during interrogation, Krishnapal said that he suspected his wife of cheating on him and, therefore, shot her.
"She deserved to die, and so I killed her.
I have no regrets," he said.Police informed Krishnapal had eloped with Pooja in 2012 and they got married against their families' wishes.
She used to run a beauty parlour to support the family.Krishnapal was earlier arrested in an attempt to murder case and was lodged in jail.
He was recently released on bail.
He was apprehended soon after the incident with the murder weapon.
SP (city) Bareilly, Rahul Bhati, said, "The accused has been sent to jail.
An FIR has been registered under IPC Sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder)."Pooja's mother Sheela Devi said, "Krishnapal had turned into an alcoholic and he used to beat my daughter every night.
On Saturday, Krishnapal came home in an inebriated state and started hurling abuses at Pooja in front of their minor sons.
When she confronted him, he got infuriated and took out a country-made pistol.
Pooja panicked and ran out of the house but he chased her and shot her dead."