A brick kiln owner was shot dead following a dispute between two groups of workers in Faridpur police station area of Bareilly district on Monday, police said.
The victim's body has been sent for postmortem and the police are investigating the incident, the CO said.
A brick kiln owner was shot dead following a dispute between two groups of workers in Faridpur police station area of Bareilly district on Monday, police said.
The victim Mohammad Mazhar (50), a resident of Dhakni village of Faridpur area, owned a brick kiln in Padarathpur village.
According to the police, a dispute broke out around 10.30 am on Monday between Rehan and Sitara and her son, who are employed at the kiln, regarding the use of a horse-drawn carriage.
Circle Officer (CO) Faridpur Gaurav Singh said tensions escalated into a conflict between the two groups of workers over the loading of bricks onto a wagon. Mazhar and other workers tried to intervene but a worker fatally shot him in the chest.
The victim's body has been sent for postmortem and the police are investigating the incident, the CO said.