A property dealer, on his way to cast vote, was shot dead Thursday allegedly over a land dispute in Kazipura village here following which his younger brother and five others were booked, police said.
The 50-year-old dealer, Vipin, was killed at around 10 am and six bullets were pumped into him, they said.
Vipin's younger brother Dushyant, his sister's husband Inderveer and their two sons Aditya and Arya were booked along with two others whose names have not been disclosed as the probe is going on, SP (Rural) Neeraj Kumar Jadoun said.
The family had a dispute over an ancestral house and a plot of land which was given by Vipin to his sister Alka.
The dispute might have triggered after Vipin allegedly took away the possession of the plot from Alka when she refused to pay the due amount for it, police said.
On Thursday, the four named accused intercepted Vipin on his way to a polling station and allegedly fired shots at him, they said.
Vipin ran towards his house in an injured condition but was cornered by the accused who opened fired at him, with six bullets piercing his chest, stomach and hand.
The body was sent for post-mortem and efforts are on to nab the accused who are all on the run, the SP said.
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