The victim identified as Indravati was shot by a group of unidentified men at Serpur village in Shamli district yesterday after she prevented them from stealing her goats, SHO of Jhinjhana police station, R N Yadav said.
The woman has been admitted in a hospital in serious condition, police said.
A case has been registered against the robbers who fled from the scene after the crime, SHO said, adding that investigation is on in the matter.