Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- A 24-year-old youth was shot, allegedly over a land and monetary dispute, in the Gudamba area of the state capital, Lucknow, police sources said here today.

According to police, the incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. last night when a call was received via Dial 112, reporting that Asif Ghazi, a resident of Vivekanand Puram, Kalyanpur (under Gudamba police station), had been shot by an unidentified person.

Police, senior officers, and a forensic team immediately reached the spot to investigate. "It was found that there was a dispute over land and money transactions, during which Asif Ghazi was shot in his left shoulder.

He was initially taken to Regency Hospital and later referred to the Trauma Centre. Doctors have c...