Sangrur, June 19 -- A 26-year-old businessman was allegedly shot dead amid a violent clash over a land possession dispute at Sangrur's Kamalpur village on Wednesday.

The victim, Rohit Kumar, ran a furniture shop in Samana, Patiala.

His wife told police that Rohit's friend Vivek Pathak visited their house around 2 pm and asked him to accompany him to Kamalpur village to assist one Kuljit Singh in a land dispute.

Rohit immediately left with Vivek on a motorcycle. But around two hours later, Vivek alerted them that a group of 8 to 10 armed men intercepted them at the site and opened fire, hitting Rohit.

The victim was rushed to the civil hospital in Samana in a critical condition, where doctors declared him brought dead. Vivek and anothe...