India, June 6 -- A day after a 22-year-old man was shot dead during a police raid, the Jalandhar Rural Police have booked his family members on charges of attempt to murder and obstructing public servants from discharging their duty.

The deceased, Lovepreet Singh, who suffered two gunshots to the waist and thigh, succumbed at the Nakodar civil hospital.

The incident happened in Bangiwal village of Jalandhar district on Friday evening when a police team led by Mehatpur station house officer (SHO) Aman Saini conducted a raid at the house of Lovepreet, who was evading arrest in an attempt to murder case registered in January this year.

The family members, accompanied by farmer organisations and Left union activists, staged a protest outsi...