UP: Man shot dead over land dispute

A 45-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by some assailants over a land dispute here, police said on Saturday

The incident took place at Kutesra village under Charthawal Police Station on Friday night, they said. Abad, who used to work as a clerk at a sugarcane factory, was home when the assailants barged in and attacked him. He was taken to a hospital but doctors declared him brought dead, Circle Officer (CO) Kuldeep Singh said. “Abad had a dispute with a man named Sonu over the boundary of their fields which is likely to be the reason behind the killing,” Singh said, adding that the police are searching for the accused.