A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot in her house at Pachanali VDC-6 in Doti district on Friday evening. 

Police said Mina Saud was shot while she was cooking in the kitchen at around 8:30 pm. She died at Sujung Hospital in Rajpur during treatment. 

Mina was alone in the house when the incident took place. She was found lying in the kitchen by her neighbours who had reached there after hearing a gunshot noise. 

A student at Far West Academy Campus in Dhangadhi, Kailali, Mina had recently come home for college holidays. 

Deputy Superintendent of Police Udaya Dev Bhatta said a joint team of police from Doti and Kailali will be investigating the case.