BATHINDA: A farmer was killed and two others were injured in firing after two factions clashed over marking of a
farm land
at
Kaleka village
in
Barnala district
on Monday morning. The injured were admitted to
Barnala civil hospital
.
Villagers
claimed that Kulwinder Singh and his family had an ongoing feud over the marking of the boundary of their
respective adjoining fields
with neighbours Pardeep Singh and others. The faction led by Pardeep Singh had re-marked the boundary on Sunday. On Monday, Kulwinder raised objection. Meanwhile, Pardeep and other group members reached the fields and fired at the opposite group, the police claimed.
In the firing, Kulwinder (36), his brother Gurkirat Singh and uncle Jasmel Singh sustained injuries. The villagers took the three to
Barnala
civil hospital where Kulwinder Singh was declared dead.
Barnala superintendent of police (investigations) Sukhdev Singh Virk said, “Both the parties had ongoing feud for long. Acting on the complaint by family members of Kulwinder, the police resgistered a case under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), Arms Act has been registered against Pardeep Singh,
Bharpur
Singh, Ginder Singh, Mania Singh and some unidentified persons. Efforts are being made to arrest them.”
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