Man shoots wife on crowded street

TNN |  BARASAT: A 26-year-old woman was shot from a close range by her husband on a crowded street while the victim was returning from a job hunt in Ghola on Tuesday. While Shalini Mohanto - the victim - is battling for her life at RG Kar hospital Bikash - her husband - is nursing his wounds, which were inflicted by the bystanders when he tried to escape, atPanihati hospital.Bikash, a private firm employee, had married Shalini barely a year back, but soon the relationship turned sour as the husband started suspecting that Shalini was having an extra-marital affair. The victim had returned to her parental home in Ghola only last week after she could not bear the stress of her marital life at Bikash's house in Kalyani.On Tuesday, Shalini had gone to Barrackpore in search of a job and she was shot on her chest as soon as she stepped out of an auto. Locals said that the husband had been keeping track of her movements for the past few days.When Bikash tried to escape, the bystander caught hold of him and thrashed him severely. Finally he was handed over to police, who admitted him to Panihati hospital. Shalini was also rushed to the same hospital, but she was transferred to RG Kar as her condition worsened.Police said they were yet to get hold of the weapon that was used. They are trying to find out how Bikash managed to procure it. However, Bikash is not in a state to face police interrogation