Orchestra singer in UP shot dead for refusing to perform song

A 23-year-old orchestra singer was today shot dead by a man after she allegedly refused to perform a song on the demand of the audience during a marriage function in Baria area here, a senior police officer said.

Piyu, a native of Chaubis Pargana district in West Bengal, was shot dead in the wee hours by one Babloo Kumar Singh, when she refused to perform a song during a marriage function in Daya Chappra village, Additional Superintendent of Police K C Goswami said.

He said that accused Babloo has been arrested, adding, the victim's body has been sent for postmortem.