India, July 17 -- In a suspected case of murder-suicide, a 26-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead by her partner, who then died by suicide in north Delhi's Burari, police said on Thursday. The incident comes just days after a Delhi Police constable killed his wife and later shot himself dead.

The woman, a teacher at an MCD school and originally from Uttar Pradesh, lived in a rented accommodation with her younger sister, while the man, in his mid-20s and from Haryana, lived separately.

Preliminary probe suggests the two had been in a relationship for around six months, the officer said.

"The incident came to light around 4 pm when the woman's sister, 21, found the two lying dead inside a locked room," the officer said.

The woman had...