Overview
- Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants shot 30-year-old shopkeeper Vicky Soni in the neck after his car suffered a puncture near Karso Bridge, leaving him dead, police said.
- A friend and travelling companion, Abhishek Kumar Upadhyay, witnessed the attack and told police the gunmen opened fire without provocation while they were changing a tyre.
- Authorities reached the scene, collected evidence, scanned nearby CCTV, and sent Soni's body to the Sub-Divisional Hospital in Barhi for post-mortem as raids were launched at various locations.
- Police have identified a preliminary lead pointing to a family dispute but say they are also probing personal enmity and criminal rivalry and have not made any arrests.
- The killing occurred late Monday night and has prompted local protests demanding swift action, with officials promising a rapid investigation and efforts to apprehend the culprits.