Woman shot dead by her lover in Assam

Guwahati, Sept 23 : A female government employee was shot dead by her lover, who later attempted suicide by shooting himself, in Assam's Lakhimpur district on Thursday, police said.

"The incident took place at Bihpuria town in the district, where a woman, who used to work at the office of the Bihpuria Town Committee, was shot dead by a man, claiming to be her lover named as Mridul Baruah (37)," said a senior police official.

After the woman died, the man attempted suicide by shooting himself. But he was arrested by the police.

A critically- injured Mridul was admitted at the Lakhimpur Civil Hospital.

The woman's body has been sent for post-mortem examination, the official said.