Sikh farmer shot dead in Uttarakhand
Rudrapur, Oct. 19 -- A 28-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by members of a rival group over old enmity in Nanakmatta late on Saturday, police said on Sunday, adding that the accused were absconding, while the deceased's body was handed over to his family after autopsy. Circle officer Neeraj Semwal said an FIR has been registered against the accused on the complaint of the deceased's brother and police teams were searching for them.
Satnam Singh, a farmer from Siddha Navadiya village under Nanakmatta police station in Udham Singh Nagar district, had an old dispute with the accused, police said. He had gone to his agricultural field on Saturday and was returning at around 9pm, according to his brother Sonu Singh. "While he was returning, around a dozen villagers stopped him and started firing at him. He sustained serious injuries and fell to the ground," Sonu said. Satnam was rushed to the nearest government hospital, where doctors declared him dead, his brother said.
Semwal said the two groups were closely related and had differences over several issues. "Both parties are close relatives to each other but have differences on many issues. Old enmity between the two led to the fatal incident," he said....
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