'Dhaba' owner shot dead in Ludhiana after argument over Rs 120 bill

Ludhiana: A 32-year-old Amit Kumar was shot dead by three unidentified customers in the Sahnewal area here, police said on Tuesday.

His elder brother, Anuj Kumar, a local Congress leader, told the police that the assailants shot him dead at his tavern next to a liquor vend after an argument over a bill amounting to around Rs 120.

The situation escalated into a heated exchange, culminating in one of the accused firing a fatal shot at the 'dhaba' owner, police said. The accused managed to flee.

The police officer said they were scanning the CCTV footage of the nearby areas to trace the accused.

The victim's body has been sent to the Civil Hospital for a post-mortem examination, police added.