Dharamshala, June 14 -- A day after a woman was shot dead in Shimla's Sanjauli area, leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday alleged that law and order in Himachal Pradesh had completely collapsed.

"Yesterday, a woman was shot dead in the state capital, Shimla. Such heart-wrenching incidents were unheard of in Himachal Pradesh in the past, but are now occurring frequently. There should be no place for such crimes in the state. The rule of law must prevail, yet criminals are running rampant," Thakur said.

Unidentified assailants shot a woman dead in Shimla's Sanjauli on Saturday. The incident occurred around 7.30 pm when the victim, Manisha Mittal, daughter of a private school owner in Sanjauli, had returned home, Housing Board...