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Man shot dead in broad daylight in Jammu, inter-gang rivalry suspected
A 30-year-old man, Sumit Jandial, was shot dead by car-borne assailants in Jammu. Police suspect inter-gang rivalry, ruling out terrorism.
Car-borne assailants shot dead a 30-year-old man driving a jeep at Jewel Chowk in the heart of Jammu on Tuesday afternoon, said officials.
Police said the deceased Sumit Jandial was the son of Om Parkash, who represents ward number 9 of Vijaypur in adjoining Samba district.
The victim suffered bullet injuries and was declared brought dead at Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. “He was brought dead in government medical college Jammu. The deceased had suffered gunshot injuries,” said a police officer.
Upon receiving the information, Jammu additional director general of police (ADGP) Anand Jain along with senior police officers arrived at the scene.
ADGP Jain ruled out any terror angle and suspected it to be a case of an inter-gang rivalry.
“In this incident, a person named Sumit Jandial has been shot. He was attacked by his rival gang. This is not a terrorist case... investigation of the case is ongoing. The victim has died and we have formed the team, soon the culprit will be nabbed,” said Jain.
Eyewitnesses said that the unidentified gunmen arrived in a car and started firing indiscriminately at Jandial, who was in his Mahindra Thar.
“The attackers fired six rounds at the driver, injuring him critically. He eventually succumbed. They managed to escape,” an eyewitness said, requesting anonymity.
Police have seized the vehicle and have collected circumstantial evidences from the spot.
A police statement issued here read, “A firing incident occurred this afternoon in the Jewel Chowk area, under the jurisdiction of Nowabad police station. Upon receiving the information, police parties, including senior police officers, arrived at the scene.”
Reports indicated that one person was seriously injured. The injured individual was promptly transported to GMC Jammu by a police team from PS Nowabad,where he succumbed to his injuries, said the police.
An investigation has been initiated into the incident, and further details will be provided later.
