Ludhiana, Oct. 2 -- A 19-year-old salon owner was gunned down at his shop in Mundian Kalan, Jamalpur, on Thursday afternoon by a drug addict neighbour in a stupefied state over a trivial dispute involving food.

The deceased, identified as Himanshu, co-ran "Ritesh Hair Dresser" with his elder brother Ritesh.

According to police, the accused, Gulshan, a known drug addict, had been harassing Himanshu for months, extorting money to fund his addiction and often intimidating the brothers by refusing to pay for salon services.

Around 3pm on Thursday, Gulshan barged into the shop demanding Himanshu's food tiffin. When refused, he left and returned shortly with a pistol and shot Himanshu in the head at point-blank range and fled the spot.

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