Noida Oct 26 PTI A lawyer was shot dead allegedly by an unidentified assailant in Uttar Pradeshs Noida police officials said on Tuesday and suspected a familial property rivalry as trigger for the killingThe incident took place on Monday night when the lawyer who has been identified as Ilahabas village resident Nishant Singh aged around 30 years was returning home the officials saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Central Noida Harish Chander said the local Phase 2 police station officials were alerted that the lawyer was admitted to a hospital with gun shot woundsAs it has emerged during initial probe he died of gun shot injuries Chander saidHe said the police have contacted the deceaseds family and visited the incident site for investigationIt emerged during initial probe that Nishant had a property-related dispute with some relatives since a long time His sister also had a dispute with her in-laws These two angles are being probed in detail the DCP saidThe police later said Singhs cousin Sandeep has been identified as a possible suspect behind the killing noting that the families of both had a long-standing rivalry related to a propertyThere have been conflicts between the two sides in the past also but then preventive measures were taken by the police it saidNishant and Sandeeps fathers are brothers but their families do not live together a police official saidMeanwhile the police said an FIR has been lodged and four teams have been formed to track down and arrest Sandeep who is absconding A reward of Rs 25000 has also been announced on his arrest the police added PTI KIS ZMN

Noida Oct 26 PTI A lawyer was shot dead allegedly by an unidentified assailant in Uttar Pradeshs Noida police officials said on TuesdayThe incident took place on Monday night and the deceased lawyer has been identified as Ilahabas village resident Nishant aged around 30 years the officials saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Central Noida Harish Chander said the local Phase 2 police station officials were alerted that the lawyer was admitted to a hospital with gun shot woundsAs it has emerged during initial probe he died of gun shot injuries Chander saidHe said the police have contacted the deceaseds family and visited the incident site for investigationIt emerged during initial probe that Nishant had a property-related dispute with some relatives since a long time His sister also had a dispute with her in-laws These two angles are being probed in detail the DCP saidHe said an FIR has been lodged and four police teams have been formed to crack the case PTI KIS DV DV