Ludhiana April 14 (IANS) Upset with a young man for having an affair with his sister a teenaged boy on Friday shot dead the 23-year-old man in this Punjab industrial city police said.
The assailant aged 16 was later taken into custody by police. The murder weapon a home-made pistol was also recovered.
The victim according to the police was a vegetable vendor and had an affair with the accused s sister.
The incident took place when the accused and the victim met at the house of a common friend in Vijay Nagar area on Friday to sort out the matter. However the accused fired at the victim and fled from the spot.
--IANS
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Upset over man s affair with sister, teenager shoots him dead
