A woman was allegedly shot dead by her husband in a crowded market area of Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday evening, amid an ongoing divorce dispute, police said, reported the PTI.

The accused was identified as Vishwakarma Chauhan, police said, adding that he was apprehended at the scene shortly after the incident took place in the Shahpur locality of the city.

During interrogation, the accused told police that he felt "no regret" for killing his wife as she was "eating away his money", officials said.