It was a double tragedy for a Nabha family after a fertiliser dealer was shot dead by an unidentified man at his shop on Wednesday night, and his mother too died after hearing the news a few hours later.
Monik Jindal, 42, owner of Pal Khaad Store, was in his shop in the new grain market, Nabha, when the man shot him from a point-blank range around 8.30pm, the police said, adding the motive of the crime remains unknown. Jindal’s mother, Padma Rani, died of shock after hearing the news of the killing a few hours later.
Labourers working nearby said they saw a man running towards the main gate of the market after they heard a gunshot, the police said. Eyewitnesses say a motorcyclist was waiting on the road with whom the accused fled.
{{/usCountry}}Labourers working nearby said they saw a man running towards the main gate of the market after they heard a gunshot, the police said. Eyewitnesses say a motorcyclist was waiting on the road with whom the accused fled.
{{/usCountry}}The assailant did not touch Rs 2 lakh kept in the drawer of the counter.
The police are investigating and are looking at the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of nearby shops. There was a CCTV in victim’s shop too. The police sent the footage to the IT cell as it was password protected.
(Story has been updated)