India, Aug. 6 -- NEW DELHI

A 20-year-old man who allegedly shot dead a 15-year-old girl he was in a relationship with was angry with the girl for not answering his calls and breaking up with him because he physically assaulted her four days before the murder, according to the victim's friend, who is an eyewitness to the incident. Meanwhile, police said that the accused, Aryan, and his aide, Priyanshu, have been absconding since the incident.

The victim's 18-year-old friend, who was present at the time of the incident, alleged that Aryan told the girl "if you're not going to be mine, I will not let you be with anyone else" before shooting her four times on Monday evening.

She said that the accused, upon meeting them near a clinic, took ...