Jayapal, 52, is in the fifth position and the only Indian American in the power list. She is described by Politico as a "feisty freshman Democratic lawmaker from Washington state's 7th Congressional District who knows how to punch back".
An FIR has been registered at the Khadak police station by the woman against the accused, identified as Haidarali Rashid Shaikh, a resident of Guruwar Peth in Satara.
The police said witnesses told them that a gunshot was fired from a car having an Army logo on both the number plates
The accused suspected his wife of infidelity and had allegedly tried to kill her in March by pouring mosquito repellent in her mouth, but she survived, police said.
India last month flagged its serious concerns to Britain over its stringent visa norms and hike in threshold limit of annual pay of working professionals to get the travel documents.
The woman had gone to the terrace for a break on November 30. She was talking on the phone when a man came and started staring at her. When she tried to walk away, he blocked her way.