Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Tomar allegedly shot his wife, Poonam, after a heated argument on Friday night, ANI reported. Officials said she succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Meerut and that Tomar is now on the run.

The BJP leader allegedly tried to shoot himself after the incident, but was disarmed by his nephew, News18 reported. State police have sent her body for a postmortem.