Man shot dead in court's parking lot in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec 11 (PTI) A man was on Thursday shot dead by three car-borne assailants in the parking lot of a court in Abohar in Punjab's Fazilka district, where he had come for a hearing in an Arms Act case, police said.

Akash alias Golu Pandit, a resident of Abohar, was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed, police said.

Fazilka Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh said the three assailants came in a car and one of them opened fire at Akash, who had come to court for a hearing in an Arms Act case.

Six rounds were fired at Akash, the officer said.

Police said the assailants have been identified and efforts are on to nab them. PTI CHS DIV DIV