A 48-year-old woman was shot dead in her house early Monday, while her husband and two other family members were injured when a youth and his two associates barged into the house and attacked them, police said. Gave. ,

The attacker, Anurag Pal, 22, later shot himself with a country-made pistol, he said. While locals claimed that Pal had feelings for the daughter of the woman killed in the raid, police said the exact reason could be ascertained only after investigation.

The incident took place at around 3 am in the morning in Godian Kheda village of Fatehpur Chaurasi police station area.

Additional Superintendent of Police Prem Chandra said two other members of the family, including Phoolkumari (48), her husband Puttilal (53) and daughter Reshu, were taken to the hospital with injuries, but Phoolkumari died.

He said that the condition of the rest is said to be stable.

The officer said Pal was later found dead near the village and a country-made pistol was lying with him. Villagers claimed that he committed suicide after the attack.

Quoting Reshu, the police said that while they were sleeping on the terrace, three people entered and started firing at them and attacked them with sharp weapons.