Man accused of shooting dead woman IT professional sent to police custody till Feb 3

Pune, Jan 29 (PTI) A man held for allegedly murdering a 26-year-old woman IT professional was on Monday remanded in police custody till February 3 by a Pune court, an official said.
     Rishabh Nigam allegedly shot dead Vandana Dwivedi, employed with an IT major, in a lodge in Hinjawadi in Pimpri Chinchwad on Saturday for avoiding him. The police got information about the murder on Sunday morning.
     "The accused has been remanded in police custody by a Pimpri Chinchwad court till February 3. The post mortem report says five bullets hit the victim. A probe is underway to find out where he got the gun from," the Hinjawadi police station official said.
     Nigam and Dwivedi, both hailing from Uttar Pradesh, were in a relationship since 2013, as per the official.
     While she got a job at a major IT firm in Hinjawadi, Nigam stayed back in UP, he said.

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