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Man Shot Dead by Cousin in Gorakhpur Amid Land Dispute
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News18•15-10-2026, 21:30
Man Shot Dead by Cousin in Gorakhpur Amid Land Dispute
- •A 26-year-old man named Shivam Pandey was allegedly shot dead by his cousin Radheshyam Pandey in Karanpura village.
- •The fatal shooting followed an altercation over the ploughing of a disputed piece of land.
- •Shivam sustained a bullet injury to the abdomen and collapsed near a village culvert while attempting to flee.
- •The accused fled the scene immediately after the incident and local police have launched a search to apprehend him.
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Shivam Pandey was shot dead following an altercation that broke out when he reached his family's field to get it ploughed, which was objected to by his cousin Radheshyam Pandey amid a longstanding land dispute.
The accused is Radheshyam Pandey, also known as Radhai, who allegedly opened fire and hit Shivam in the abdomen after being provoked by his brother.
Harpur Budhat SHO Prashant Pathak arrived at the scene with police personnel after receiving information, sent the body for a postmortem examination, and initiated a search to apprehend the absconding accused.
