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<\/div>\nPooja was shot dead while on her way to work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Bhopal: <\/b><\/p>\n
A young woman was fatally shot by a man who had been harassing her for years in a residential area of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar city on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
The police said the suspect, Deepak Rathore, had been pursuing the woman, Pooja, 22, for marriage, but she had repeatedly turned him down.<\/p>\n
Pooja, who worked at a restaurant and lived with her mother and two sisters in Brahmakund, a neighbourhood of Dhar, was on her way to work when Rathore confronted her and opened fire.<\/p>\n
She died on the spot, the police said. Witnesses alerted the authorities and a manhunt was launched for Rathore.<\/p>\n
Rathore had a history of stalking Pooja, and she had filed a complaint against him in court. He had also threatened her family and friends, according to the police.<\/p>\n
Later in the day, the police located Rathore at his house in Brahmakund and tried to arrest him. But he resisted and fired at the officers, injuring one of them.<\/p>\n
The police returned fire and wounded Rathore in the leg. He was taken to a government hospital for treatment and was under police custody.<\/p>\n
The police also demolished Rathore’s house, which they said was an illegal encroachment on public land.<\/p>\n
The municipal authorities joined the operation and cleared the area of any unauthorised structures.<\/p>\n
The killing of Pooja has sparked outrage in the community, who demanded justice for her and strict action against Rathore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n