Ludhiana, Nov. 5 -- A 22-year-old man was killed while his friend sustained serious injuries after four men on motorcycles opened fire at them at Manki village in Samrala, police said on Tuesday.

Superintendent of police (detective) Pawanjeet Chaudhary said Gurwinder Singh alias Kinda was sitting along with his friends Dharamveer and Lovepreet Singh on a culvert near the village at 9 pm when the armed assailants arrived on two motorcycles and opened fire.

The attack comes four days after a group of assailants shot dead 25-year-old kabaddi player Tejpal Singh at Jagraon.

The SP said Gurwinder died on the way to hospital while Dharamveer suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was initially taken to the local civil hospital from wher...