Shivpuri, February 14 A 57-year-old lawyer was shot dead in broad daylight by unidentified individuals in the town of Karera, in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday, police said.
The killing appeared to be premeditated, and an investigation was underway from all possible angles, Superintendent of Police Aman Din Rathore told reporters.
Teams from multiple police stations have been deployed to identify and trace the assailants, he added.
Advocate Sanjay Kumar Saxena was riding his motorcycle to court when he was shot near the Anand Sagar temple, Karera police station in-charge Vinod Chhaavai said.
Another lawyer and some locals took the wounded Saxena to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival, he said.
Family members told police that Saxena, a resident of Ghiriyaali Mohalla, was involved in a long-standing land dispute with some individuals, and they provided the names of four suspects, the official said.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage from the area. In light of the tension in the area, additional police force has been deployed, Chhaavai said.
