allegedly by a bike-borne person near Kussa village here, police said today.
The incident took place last evening when Harpreet Singh was standing in front of a workshop for repair work of his tractor following which he was shot dead by one Manpreet Singh, they said.
The bike-borne men Manpreet Singh, Sukhraj Singh and one unidentified person came to Kussa village and Manpreet shot Harpreet with his 12-bore pistol killing him on the spot, police said.
The main accused Manpreet had some personal enmity with Harpreet and he was already facing trial in a case of attempt to murder, Moga Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jatinder Singh Khaira said.
Police have launched a hunt to nab the culprit, the SSP said.
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