A 50-year-old man was killed and two members of his family injured after a lawyer opened fire on them following a land dispute in Khokhar district on Saturday morning.
Police said the incident happened while Balwinder Singh and his nephew Gurpreet Singh were working in the field. Their relative Amrik Singh, a lawyer, came with a tractor and started plowing a field and grabbing his own. When Balwinder and Gurpreet were arguing, he fired four shots and killed Balwinder on the spot. Gurpreet and Balwinder's wife Manjit Kaur was injured and taken to hospital, said Dalbir Kaur, the deceased's bride.
DSP Sukhpal Singh stated “Balwinder had sold his three kanal of land to Amrik, who wanted to take its possession. But Balwinder was giving him land elsewhere. The dispute turned ugly on Saturday and Amrik shot dead Balwinder.”
“A case under Section 302 (murder) of IPC has been registered against Amrik, who is on the run,” stated by the Jatinderpal Singh, station house officer, Sadar police station.
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