Dehradun, Sept. 24 -- A 30-year-old man was arrested for allegedly shooting his wife dead following a marital dispute in the Clement Town area of Uttarakhand, police said on Thursday.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun Pramendra Dobhal said police received information through the 112 control room on Monday that a woman had been shot. "The victim, Kajal (26), was found dead with gunshot wounds to her head and abdomen at her Subhash Nagar residence," Dobhal said.

Dobhal said the husband, Dheeraj Panwar alias Lallu, allegedly fled after the incident and switched off his mobile phone. On a complaint by Kajal's brother, police registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Dobhal said a joint team from the Clement To...