India, July 8 -- Two men, accused of being accomplices in the high-profile killing of a trader, were "killed in crossfire" during recovery of the murder weapons on the outskirts of Abohar town in Punjab, police said on Tuesday.

The murder of Sanjay Verma - a tailoring tycoon, known as 'kurta-pajama king' of the region - in a prominent merchant town in Punjab on Monday shocked traders across the state and raised significant questions in the political-administrative circles.

Verma was attacked when he was in his hatchback outside his clothing showroom, New Wear Well, at Bhagat Singh Chowk, considered the heart of Abohar town in Fazilka district. It was around 10 am, Monday, July 7. Three men arrived on a motorcycle and two of them opened ...