Ludhiana, July 22 -- A man was shot dead in Ashok Nagar near the busy Bharat Nagar Chowk late Sunday night. The police booked the son of slain hotelier Harjinder Singh Jindi, who was shot dead in 2020, and his aide for the murder and initiated investigation.

The victim has been identified as Charan alias Rohit of Gopal Nagar.

The accused Manav of Jawahar Nagar Camp claimed that he had opened fire with his licensed weapon in self-defence. However, the police claimed that the CCTVs footage contradicts his claims. According to the police the reason behind the murder will be ascertained after the arrest of the accused.

Victim Charan, alias Rohit, was found injured on the roadside near Ashok Nagar. His friends rushed him to civil hospital, ...