Medical officer shot dead

Four assailants today shot dead Suresh Johri (59), deputy chief medical officer of District Hospital Bijnore at Jansath bus stand here.

Police has registered a case against four unidentified persons in this connection and are looking for them, SP City Shravan Kumar said.

Money dispute was the stated reason behind the murder, he said. The incident took place while he was on his way to Bijnore from Muzaffarnagar.