Bihar man asks daughter to go to sleep, shoots wife dead after fight on Diwali

A woman was shot dead, allegedly by her husband in Bihar's Hajipur amid Diwali festivities on Sunday night, following a domestic dispute. The accused, identified as Rakesh Chauhan, fled the scene after shooting his wife in the head, the police said.Recounting the incident, the couple's daughter said her parents had been arguing when she went to check on them. She claimed that her father asked her to go and sleep in the adjoining room.She said that after hearing a gunshot, she rushed back to find that her father had shot her mother using his licensed pistol.The daughter also revealed that arguments between her parents were not unusual. Following the incident, police launched an investigation and formed a special team to track down Chauhan.Raids were being conducted at suspected hideouts to arrest him. Police were also investigating the circumstances that led to the killing.While a domestic dispute was being examined as a possible trigger, the exact motive behind the murder was yet to be established.- Ends(Based on inputs from Vikash Kumar)