Pratapgarh (UP), March 2 A 52-year-old man was allegedly shot dead here on Monday due to an old grudge, police said.
Police have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the incident.
Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Shailendra Lal said that Mohammad Salim, from Ramnagar village, was shot while returning home after visiting his fields.
"Upon receiving information, a police team reached the spot and rushed the injured to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead," the officer said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, he added.
According to police, there has been a long-standing rivalry between the families of Salim and Khalil for nearly three decades.
Police have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the incident and are questioning him, the officer said, adding that further investigation is underway.
