Man shot his estranged girlfriend's brother in Guwahati

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: In a sensational incident, a man shot his estranged girlfriend's brother on Sunday morning in the Bangali Basti locality under the Basistha Police Station area here.

The accused person, identified as one Samar Roy of West Bengal, allegedly shot one Prem Kumar Debnath, who was the brother of Roy's estranged girlfriend.

Reportedly, the accused came from West Bengal and shot Debnath as the latter did not accept Samar's harassment of his sister.

Following the incident, Roy hid himself inside a room, but the police reached the site and arrested him and seized a pistol from his possession.

Prem Kumar Debnath was rushed to the Army hospital at Basistha for medical attention.

Police sources said that Roy and Debnath's sister had developed a long-distance relationship after meeting through online gaming. Later, however, the girl wanted the break the relationship and then Roy started harassing her over phone.

Earlier, the victim's had family lodged a complaint against Roy, the sources said.

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