PRAYAGRAJ, July 4 -- A man sleeping outside his house was shot dead on Wednesday midnight in the Mauaima area of the district. On the complaint of his wife, police have registered a case against four people, including Gram Pradhan's husband and also took two persons into custody.

It is alleged the murder was committed owing to land dispute.

Vijay Bahadur (38) alias Malkhan Patel, a resident of Chak Afzal alias Pure Leela Majra Rajetara of Mauaima, was sleeping outside his house on Wednesday night. His wife Suman Devi was sleeping inside the house. At around 1am, the sound of a gunshot woke everyone up.

When the wife rushed out, she saw two youths of the village running away after shooting at her husband. On hearing the noise, villagers...