LUCKNOW, May 26 -- A group of armed assailants travelling in four SUVs opened indiscriminate fire, pumping three bullets into a hotelier-cum-property dealer and critically injuring him over a personal dispute in the state capital's Sarvodaya Nagar area on Sunday evening.

ADCP East Pankaj Singh confirmed that CCTV footage is being reviewed and efforts are on to identify and arrest the suspects. Ghazipur police are working on tracking the assailants based on the vehicles' movement and registration details.

The incident took place after the attackers had clashed earlier in the day with the victim identified as Mursaleen (35), originally from Kursi in Barabanki, over food at a local hotel, according to the police.

The spat occurred after t...