Bikaner/Jaipur, March 4 -- A 35-year-old hotel owner was killed and three others injured after a group of assailants opened fire inside a newly launched hotel in Churu on Monday night, police said on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Maniram Manda, they added. "The incident took place at around 12.30am at a hotel on Sandwa Road. Three to four unidentified men arrived in a vehicle, entered the premises and opened indiscriminate fire, killing the owner on the spot" said Churu superintendent of police, Jai Yadav. Preliminary investigations suggest that the attack was linked to an ongoing business rivalry linked to the liquor trade, he said, adding that Maniram was recently involved in a dispute with another party after both applied to open a bar in the same locality. The three injured men- Bhikharam, Shravan and Prabhuram, were rushed to the government hospital in Sujangarh and later referred to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur for better case. They are reportedly in critical condition, said police. A purported clip from the place's CCTV footage that has since surfaced and been shared widely on social media showed that three men had white cloth tied around their heads. The clip shows them allegedly barging into the hotel and firing arbitrarily at the customers and staff gathered at the counter. It also shows one of the customers throwing an utensil at one of the shooters but failing to stop them. "Police have recovered empty cartridges from the spot and sealed the hotel. CCTV footage from the hotel and nearby areas is being examined to identify the attackers," said the SP. The body was sent for an autopsy examination and a case has also been lodged under section 103 (murder)in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he added. "We have also detained three suspects in the afternoon and are questioning them. Necessary action will be taken accordingly. Heavy police deployment has been enforced at the hospital as a precautionary measure to prevent any further incident," he added. Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot hit out at the ruling BJP government over the incident, citing it as an example of allegedly deteriorating law and order in the state. "The criminals have no fear of the law. This brutal killing has terrified everyone, including businessmen. Sometimes in Churu, sometimes Nagaur, sometimes Jodhpur, sometimes elsewhere-such brazen killings are becoming increasingly common in Rajasthan. The chief minister should at least now pay attention to governance," he wrote on X. The brother of one of the injured known to Manda claimed that he had cut ties with his former business partner two years ago, which led to a purported dispute that posed a threat to Manda's life at the time....