AMRITSAR, July 9 -- A former sarpanch, associated with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), was shot dead by his neighbour amid an ongoing car parking dispute on Monday late night in Shiva Enclave locality of Rajasansi town in Amritsar, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Parwinder Singh, who was a former sarpanch of Saidupur village in the Rajasansi assembly segment and ran a restaurant outside the colony. He remained a sarpanch for a long time.

The deceased kin identified neighbour Sehajpal alias Shubam, who originally belonged to Jalandhar, and lives with his wife at his in-laws' house, as the accused in the case.

As per cops, the altercation started over a ladder placed outside the deceased's house. "Both families had clashed ea...