Man shoots 2 elder brothers dead in Tarn Taran village

TARNTARAN: A man, accompanied by two aides, allegedly shot his two elder brothers dead over a dispute over cutting trees on their father’s agricultural land in Kot Dharam Chand village, 10 kilometers from the district headquarters, on Tuesday.

The victims are Dilbagh Singh, 45, and Lal Singh, 40, of Kot Dharam Chand village while the accused are the victims’ younger brother Manjinder Singh, and Gajjan Singh and Diyal Singh of the same village.

The incident took place around 7am when the victims’ father Bahal Singh was cutting trees in his field, police said.

His youngest son, Manjinder, reprimanded Bahal for cutting the trees and a quarrel ensued, which turned fatal after Dilbagh and Lal Singh intervened, police said. Dilbagh’s 18-year-old son Gurpreet Singh, who was present on the spot, said, “My uncle, Manjinder, quarrelled with my grandfather because he wanted to cut the trees himself. My father and uncle Lal tried to placate him but to no avail. The three men, were carrying pistols and opened fire at my father and uncle. They

were both hit by three bullets each. The accused tried to follow me,too, but I managed to escape.”

YOUTH GUNNED DOWN IN MEHATPUR TOWN

JALANDHAR: A 26-year-old youth was shot dead by unidentified assailants over an old enmity at Mehatpur town on Monday. Jarnail Singh was rushed to a hospital where he died.

Station house officer Lakhvir Singh said Jarnail was facing 10 criminal cases. A murder case has been registered and efforts are on to identify the accused.