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A female IT professional was allegedly shot dead by her boyfriend in a hotel room in Maharashtra’s Pune district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the accused invited the victim to meet him at a hotel in the Hinjewadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad.  

Police said the victim, identified as Vandana Dwivedi (26), hailed from Lucknow and had travelled to Pune after being called by her boyfriend residing in a hotel room. 

The accused, identified as Rishab Nigam, fled the crime scene but was later detained in Mumbai. Police have initiated an investigation to find the motive behind the murder, a senior police official from Pimpri Chinchwad Police Station said.

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''The lifeless body was found this morning with a gunshot wound to her head. Both individuals were employed at an IT firm in Pune, and preliminary information suggests they were in a relationship,'' a police official said as quoted by news agency ANI.

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Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bapu Bangar, said that the motive behind the murder is not yet known and a probe is underway. Police received the information on Sunday morning and traced the accused to Mumbai, where he was taken into custody. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC and police are conducting further investigation.