Woman techie shot dead by boyfriend in Pune hotel room

An IT professional was allegedly shot dead by her boyfriend at a hotel in Pune, police said on Sunday. The incident took place at the Oyo Town House Hotel in the Hinjawadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad on Saturday.

The accused, Rishabh Nigam, was arrested in Mumbai, said police.

Police sources told India Today that the woman, Vandana Dwivedi, worked for a reputed IT firm in Hinjawadi and Rishabh Nigam is a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.

They had known each other for the last ten years and were in a relationship. Rishabh had come to Pune to meet Vandana and the two had booked the hotel in Hinjawadi where they had been staying since January 25.