Ludhiana, Sept. 24 -- Three unidentified assailants killed the brother of a district-level Congress leader following a dispute over Rs.120 at Sahnewal in Ludhiana on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. The victim, Amit Kumar, 36, who owned a tavern, was shot in the chest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.

Amit was the brother of Ludhiana district Congress leader Anuj Kumar. Anuj said the three motorcycle-borne assailants ordered snacks and liquor. When the waiter served them the bill of Rs.120, they started abusing him and refused to pay up. Amit confronted them, which led to one of them pulling out a gun and shooting him at point-blank range. The trio fled after the incident.

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