Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 19: A middle aged man was shot dead by his neighbour Revenue official at village Gurha Slathia in Samba district, late this evening.
The deceased was identified as Ramesh Singh (58), son of Karnail Singh of Mandi Poali in Gurha Slathia.
He was allegedly shot dead by his neighbour Jasbir Singh son of Kartar Singh, who is a Girdawar in the Revenue Department and husband of local Panch.
According to the available reports, Jasbir Singh shot at Ramesh Singh with a revolver after a minor altercation over some issue. Even as the victim was immediately rushed to hospital, doctors declared him as brought dead.
The accused fled the scene after the incident that took place around 10 p.m. Later police reached the spot and registered a case in this connection besides launching a hunt to nab the accused killer.
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