India: In a bizarre turn of events, a single bullet killed a couple in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad after the man shot his wife while hugging her.
The incident happened on Tuesday after Anek Pal, 40, and his 38-year-old wife, Suman Pal, fought over a mobile phone that she had lost.
Police say that after finishing his prayers, Anek Pal went to his wife, hugged her, and then shot her in the back. The bullet then pierced Anek and the couple died.
“On the night of June 13, Anek Pal performed his prayers at home and then held his wife in an embrace before shooting her. The same bullet hit the body of Anek Pal in his chest and crossed from his back. Both were injured by the gunshot and taken to a hospital but did not survive,” PTI quoted Superintendent of Police (Rural Moradabad) Sandeep Kumar as saying.
Police were informed about the incident on the intervening night of June 13 and 14. The couple was taken to a hospital, but could not survive. They have four children together – a daughter and three sons.
