India, March 3 -- A 35-year-old hotel owner was killed while three others were injured after a gang of miscreants opened fire in a newly launched hotel in Churu on Monday night, said police.

The incident took place around 12.30 am at a hotel located on Sandwa Road in Churu.

"The hotel was opened on February 23. Three to four unidentified armed men arrived in a vehicle, entered the premises and opened indiscriminate fire, killing the owner on the spot and injuring three others," Churu superintendent of police, Jai Yadav, said,

Preliminary investigation suggests past rivalry linked to liquor trade behind the attack. "The deceased identified as Maniram Manda and the attackers had been involved in liquor business for a long time. Both part...