Dehradun, March 30 A routine morning walk turned fatal for a retired Army brigadier in Dehradun on Monday after he was caught in crossfire between occupants of two cars who allegedly opened fire following a dispute over yielding on the road, police said.

The incident occurred in Johri village on Mussoorie Road in the Rajpur area early Monday when an argument over a passing manoeuvre broke out between the occupants of a Delhi-registered Fortuner and a Scorpio N, officials said.

According to the police, the Scorpio belonged to a resident of Uttarakhand, but since it was a newly purchased vehicle, it had not yet been assigned a registration number.

There were three to four people in each vehicle. Following the altercation, members of both groups allegedly opened fire at each other, Dehradun Superintendent of Police (City) Pramod Kumar told
 
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