Pune: Retd CRPF officer shoots daughter dead, injures son-in-law

The incident took place in Chopda taluka of Jalgaon district during a haldi ceremony around 10 pm on Saturday.

The couple, originally from Jalgaon, had been living in Pune for the last one year after their marriage (Special arrangement)

A retired CRPF officer allegedly shot his 24-year-old daughter dead for marrying someone against his wishes and seriously injured his son in law in Jalgaon district. The couple, originally from Jalgaon, had been living in Pune for the last one year after their marriage.

The incident took place in Chopda taluka of Jalgaon district during a haldi ceremony around 10 pm on Saturday. Kiran Mangle, a retired CRPF PSI, arrived at the haldi ceremony of his daughter’s husband’s sister and opened fire at his daughter, Tripti, and then son-in-law Avinash Wagh, Jalgaon Superintendent of Police Maheshwar Reddy told The Indian Express.

The woman died on the spot while the son-in-law who was seriously injured was admitted to a government hospital.

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There was commotion after the firing, but the crowd that had gathered at the haldi ceremony caught hold of the retired officer and thrashed him, the police said. He was seriously injured in the incident and has been admitted to the government hospital, the police said.

The Jalgaon police said the couple got married two years ago and were living in Kothrud area of Pune. ”They had come to Jalgaon for the haldi ceremony of Avinash Wagh’s sister. Both Avinash and Tripti had come for the ceremony. Kiran Mangle, who lives in Shirpur suddenly landed at the ceremony and started firing. He first shot his daughter and then his son-in-law… Mangle had retired from the CRPF and possessed a licenced weapon,” the police said.

The woman had done her MBBS while the man is employed as a worker. ”As per information that we have gathered from the relatives, the woman had done her MBBS and was doing her internship with a medical college… Her husband was employed as a worker,” Reddy said. ”It does not seem to be a case of a murder arising out of caste dispute… Both the couple seem to be of the same caste. However, the opposition to their marriage seemed to be about class… The woman was highly educated while her husband was only a class 12 passout,” Reddy said, adding that the retired officer was constantly opposing his daughter’s marriage to the man. ”

“We are yet to record the statements of Avinash Wagh… Both he and Kiran Mangle have suffered serious injures and are undergoing treatment,” Reddy said. The police have lodged a murder case against Mangle after a complaint was registered by Tripti’s mother-in-law.

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In January, this year, a 26-year-old man was murdered by relatives of his wife for getting married without his parents’ consent. The incident had occured in Pimprala area of Jalgaon. The man was identified as Mukesh Shirsat. The relatives had also allegedly attacked his wife, who was pregnant with their second child, the police said.

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