Ludhiana, Nov. 1 -- A 25-year-old kabaddi player was shot dead in broad daylight in Jagraon on Friday, police said. The deceased has been identified as Tejpal Singh.

According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place on the Hari Singh road, which is near to the office of Ludhiana rural senior superintendent of police (SSP).

Tejpal, known as 'Gabroo', was a local kabaddi player who had participated in several district-level tournaments, said police.

According to police, Tejpal, a resident of Giddarwindi village, had come to the area with his two friends for some personal work. Eyewitnesses said a group of men arrived in a white Swift car around 2.50 pm and deliberately grazed Tejpal's vehicle. When an altercation ensued, the accused fir...