India, July 19 -- A 19-year-old man was arrested was shooting his 32-year-old sister dead following a family dispute in northeast Delhi's Gautampuri area, police said on Sunday.

According to police, the incident took place on Friday when the deceased, identified as Waseema, had come to her parent's home from new Usmanpur area.

A police team on Friday reached the spot after receiving information about the incident at around 8pm. Police said Waseema was found lying outside her house with a gunshot injury on her abdomen and was declared dead.

Police said on Saturday, a police patrolling team at Chauhan Bangar area said that they intercepted a man who was "acting suspiciously by running around nervously." They said that upon searching him,...