NOIDA: A 23-year-old woman was shot dead in front of her sisters by her ex-boyfriend who pumped a bullet into her chest when she refused to marry her on Friday night.Originally from Amroha, Soni, the victim, had been working as a clerk at a private company. She stayed in a modest one-room house in Yakubpur village with her two younger sisters, Kusum (17) and Pushpa (14), and a younger brother, Rupesh (15), who was away attending a relative’s wedding at the time of the attack.According to police, Soni met Krishna (25) three years ago while both were employed as domestic workers at a high-rise society in Sector 142. Their friendship soon blossomed into a relationship, but Soni grew increasingly unhappy with Krishna’s aggressive behaviour.

Broke up with accused 4 months ago

“The woman was not happy with Krishna as he was very aggressive. A few times, he had even slapped her over trivial issues,” a senior police officer said.Four months ago, Soni decided to end the relationship and moved to a new building, hoping to escape Krishna’s persistent advances. For the past 15 days, she had even stopped taking calls from him. Undeterred, Krishna tracked her down and arrived at her house on Friday evening, just as she returned from work.Kusum recounted the terrifying moments leading up to the shooting. “It was surprising that Krishna came to the house. Soni didn’t allow him to come home because of his bad behaviour towards her. Krishna knocked on the door, and when we opened it, he pushed us inside, barged in and locked the gate. He said he just wanted to talk,” she told TOI.The conversation quickly escalated into a heated argument. “Soni tried to throw Krishna out, but he overpowered her. When she started dialling the cops, he snatched her phone and threw it away. He fired three rounds into the wall as he tried to force her to accept her marriage proposal. When Soni tried to open the door to run to the police station, he placed his gun on her chest and pulled the trigger,” Kusum sobbed.Neighbours, alarmed by the sound of gunshots, rushed to the scene. “People started knocking on our door. But Krishna opened the door and threatened them with the gun before escaping from the building,” Kusum said.Neighbours called police, who took Soni to a nearby hospital. She, however, succumbed to her injuries.Shakti Mohan Avasthy, DCP (central Noida), confirmed that an FIR had been registered against Krishna under Section 103 (murder) of the BNS. “Five teams have been formed to nab the accused. Police are checking CCTV cameras and trying to trace the accused with the help of surveillance,” he said.