Soumya Vishwanathan shot dead in Delhi

Soumya Vishwanathan, a TV journalist with the Delhi-based Headlines Today, died after being shot in the head in her car after returning from a late night shift last night,

Police said they got a call from an autorickshaw driver about the incident at 3:41 am. “Her Maruti Zen had hit the divider of the road. The front wheel on the right side was punctured. The windowpane had shattered,” said a senior officer. Initially it looked like an accident. But the investigation took a turn when a piece of her scalp and hair were found on the back seat. link

The motive for the killing is unclear. The 25-year old had been working as a journalist for the last 5 years. She had previously worked with CNN-IBN. IBN Live has more.