Man shot dead by wife

A pregnant woman allegedly shot dead

her husband in Ajmer district today, police said.

Sharda Devi, mother of four, opened fire at Veeram in Rupaheli village under the jurisdiction of Pisangan police station at around 2 am with her husband's gun, alleging that he was having an extra-marital affair.

"Sharda accused Veeram of having an illicit relationship with some other woman and was in constant touch, despite her repeated objections," the police said adding, "it was then that she decided to kill him."

The woman has been arrested, they added.