50-yr-old man shot dead in Fatehabad

In his complaint to the police, victim’s son Gaurav Sharma said his family has a land dispute with fellow villager Sukhpreet

: A 50-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by two bike-borne assailants in Palsar village in Fatehabad on Sunday, police said.

50-yr-old man shot dead in Fatehabad

The deceased has been identified as Jaipal Sharma.

In his complaint to the police, victim’s son Gaurav Sharma said his family has a land dispute with fellow villager Sukhpreet.

“At 12 noon, my father and I were sitting around a wood fire outside our home. Sukhpreet along with his aide came on a motorcycle and fired shots at my father from behind. The accused had attacked our family earlier also and a case is still undergoing,” he added.

A spokesman of Fatehabad police said they have booked Sukhpreet and his aide for murder and relevant sections of the Arms Act.