Man shoots dead his sister-in-law in northwest Delhi, arrested

New Delhi: A man allegedly shot dead his sister-in-law over a monetary dispute in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Monday.

The woman was admitted to a hospital after she was shot at on Sunday afternoon, but she succumbed to her bullet wound on Monday morning, they said.

Police said Sachin Kumar, a cook, was caught hours after shooting his sister-in-law Neetu on Sunday.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Jindendra Kumar Meena said Sachin and Neetu were having a monetary disputed due to which he allegedly killed her.

Police are interrogating Sachin, Meena said.