Shahjahanpur,

April 15 (HS): Following a property dispute in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur

district, a 25-year-old man was shot dead and his brother critically injured,

police said Wednesday. According to Superintendent of Police Saurabh Dixit, the

event occurred late on Tuesday night in Bari Khas village. Shyam Sundar was

shot dead outside his home, while his brother Brijmohan was severely injured

after being struck with a heavy item.

According

to police, the youths were living at their maternal grandfather's residence,

who had no sons and left his possessions to Sundar. This had resulted in

animosity between the grandpa and his nephew, authorities added. According to

Dixit, the victim went to his farm to cut fodder earlier on Tuesday and got

into a fight with the accused, Dhanveer Singh, who is connected to the family.

Later

that night, the accused reportedly went to the victim's residence and opened

fire as Sundar walked outside, killing him instantly, according to the police. The

dead was transported for autopsy, while the injured were admitted to a

government medical institution. Police

have detained the accused and are questioning him, Dixit said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi