A 53-year-old Muslim woman named Roshni was shot dead by Uttar Pradesh Police on May 14 in Siddhartha Nagar district as she tried to resist the detention of her son.
According to news reports, the family was preparing for the wedding of their daughter.
Mohammed Farooq, her son, said that around 15-20 police officials barged into their house during night and asked for his brother Abdul Rehman without giving concrete reasons. He (Abdul) had arrived from Mumbai on May 09 to attend his sister scheduled to take place on May 22.
When Abdul came down, the police caught him and tried to take him away.
“Seeing this my mother who was right there ran after them. She held his (Abdul’s) hand and questioned them (the police) as to where they were taking her son. She kept telling the police to let go of him,” Farooq was quoted as saying.
The police warned Roshni that if she does not let her son go, they will shoot her. “Soon after the gunshot, angry residents came out of teir houses and started protesting. The police that came with a special operation group took Abdul away in a hurry,” the report added.
Roshni sustained bullet injuries and died on the spot.
Speaking to the Indian Express, Siddharth Nagar circle officer said, “There was a bullet injury mark as the bullet passed through her body. I am yet to go through the post-mortem report.”