Nagpur man held for shooting wife with pellet gun

NAGPUR: A 47-year-old man was arrested for shooting his wife with a pellet gun in an inebriated state in Nagpur city, police said on Saturday.

The police have arrested Kishore Harishchandra Ramteke, a Class I officer in the state PWD, on attempt to murder charges, inspector Yuvraj Hande said. The accused had allegedly consumed liquor on Thursday morning and created a scene in his locality under MIDC police station area, and later picked a quarrel with his wife Jyotsna (45) at home. Ramteke picked up a pellet gun and shot at his wife, who sustained a serious injury to her neck and was rushed to a hospital by her neighbours, he said. The victim's condition is critical.