RAIPUR: A man shot dead his wife’s two sisters following a domestic dispute in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night in the Mowa area under the Pandri police station limits. The accused, identified as Jitendra Verma, later surrendered and was arrested, a police official said, according to news agency ANI. As per preliminary information, the accused, who works as a bouncer, and his wife, Khileshwari Verma, had frequent fights over domestic issues. On Tuesday, after another dispute, his wife left for her parental home with their child, he said. Later, between 9 and 9.30 pm, Verma reached his in-laws’ house near Mowa Bazaar carrying his licensed pistol and insisted on meeting his child. His sisters-in-law, Geetanjali Verma (26) and Durgeshwari Verma (24), came out and tried to persuade him to leave, he said. Angered by their intervention, the man allegedly opened fire. Geetanjali died on the spot after being shot in the forehead, while Durgeshwari sustained a bullet injury to her back and was rushed to a hospital, where she later succumbed during treatment, the official said. After the incident, the accused reached the Pandri police station and surrendered. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Mayank Gurjar said the accused, who works as a bouncer, has been arrested, and the weapon used in the crime has been seized.
