India, Oct. 28 -- An unidentified man shot at two labourers involved in river sand extraction in north Goa's Pernem area in the early hours of Tuesday morning, police said.

The two workers, identified as Ramrishi Paswan, 54 and Lalbabu Goud, 37, both natives of Bihar, suffered gunshot wounds in the incident at about 2:30 am on Tuesday, police said citing a complaint they have received.

Paswan suffered injuries to his neck while Goud was hit in the stomach.

"We have received some inputs and expect a breakthrough soon. The Crime Branch and the Pernem police are jointly investigating the case," North Goa superintendent of police (SP) Rahul Gupta said.

The incident took place along the Terekhol river that serves as the border between Goa ...