Bhopal: Man shoots, kills bride on wedding mandap

A man claiming to be a jilted lover shot a bride in full public view just before her marriage was to be conducted in Bhopal, police said.The woman, Jaishri Namdeo, was hit in the neck by a bullet and despite being rushed to a hospital succumbed to her injuries.Namdeo was a doctor and was getting married to a surgeon.[caption id="attachment_1515495" align="alignleft" width="380"] Representational image. AFP[/caption]The man, identified as Anurag Singh, was caught by the wedding guests and the girl's family and was thrashed by them before he was handed over to the police.The shooter has claimed that he shot the woman as they had allegedly been in a relationship in the past and she had allegedly cheated him. An NDTV report quoted police officials as saying that Singh and his victim may have studied together in the past but are still verifying his claims.with PTI inputs