By IANS,
Noida : A man and his wife were shot here Wednesday apparently over a property row involving the woman and her former husband, police said. The wife is in critical condition.
Meena and Munnabar Hussain were passing through a busy area when they spotted her ex-husband, identified as Laddan.
The couple started beating Laddan, police said. The man whipped out a pistol and fired at them.
The woman took a bullet in her stomach while Munnabar was injured in the abdomen. Laddan, who fled, faces charges of attempt to murder.
They were rushed to the nearby Kailash Hospital where doctors said Meena’s condition was critical. Munnabar was stable.
The couple had earlier registered a case against the assailant over a property dispute and this may have led to the attack, police Inspector Vijay Prakash said.
Earlier, when Meena married Munnabar, Laddan asked her to give back the house he had presented to her.
Initially, she refused but later paid him Rs.12 lakh.
But after a month she asked Laddan to return the cash and promised him to pay it by cheque. But her cheque bounced. Laddan then issued a legal notice to her.