India, Nov. 9 -- A 35-year-old goldsmith was killed and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was injured after a gold-related business dispute escalated into a Diwali night shooting in the B Division Police Station area.

The victim, Pratap Singh, was shot dead during the altercation. ASI Harnek Singh, posted at B Division, was hit in the leg while responding to the incident with a police team. He is hospitalised and in stable condition.

According to assistant commissioner of police (ACP-Zone 3) Manmohan Singh Aulakh, the violence stemmed from a financial dispute between two goldsmith families who were previously on good terms. Pratap Singh and his brother, Bikram Singh, had recently filed a police complaint reporting death threats from the ...