A young man was fatally shot by two bikers while sitting with a friend in Palda village, as the police launch investigations into his murder. In a separate incident, the body of another young man was found under a culvert in Hastinapur, raising suspicions of foul play.
A 25-year-old man was shot dead by two bike-borne persons in Palda village here, police said on Monday. Station in-charge Munesh Pal Singh said that Vishu was sitting with a friend near a primary school in the village on Sunday evening when two men arrived on a bike and opened fire at him.
The victim was rushed to a community health centre in Mawana, where the doctors declared him brought dead, the police official said.
Singh also said that in the Hastinapur area, the body of one 24-year-old Pawan was recovered from under the culvert on the main road. Pawan, a resident of Prabhat Nagar Colony of Hastinapur town, was missing since April 7, the official said.It is suspected to be a case of murder, police said, adding that investigations have been initiated in both cases.