India, June 27 -- A 30-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband in south Delhi's Tigri area on Thursday after she accused him of infidelity, police said, adding that the accused was arrested late on Friday.

According to police, the incident took place at around 4pm on Thursday, when the neighbours heard gunshots and rushed to the house. The woman, Kavita Rajput, was found bleeding, so the neighbours took her to a hospital where she was declared dead, police said. She had suffered three bullet injuries.

Police said her husband, Shubham Rajput, had escaped but was arrested later.

A senior police officer said the couple got married around two years back. "The accused had procured a weapon and fired at his wife after a fight. ...