Summary:
A journalist was chased and shot dead by three men in Uttar Pradesh`s Ballia district last night allegedly over a property dispute, said police, adding that all the accused involved in the attack have been arrested.
Ratan Singh, a local journalist who contributed stories for a private news channel, was shot dead at around 9 PM on Monday near his home in eastern UP`s Ballia, about 260 km from state capital Lucknow.
He was 42 years old.
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Ballia: A journalist was chased and shot dead by three men in Uttar Pradesh`s Ballia district last night allegedly over a property dispute, said police, adding that all the accused involved in the attack have been arrested.
Ratan Singh, a local journalist who contributed stories for a private news channel, was shot dead at around 9 PM on Monday near his home in eastern UP`s Ballia, about 260 km from state capital Lucknow.
He was 42 years old.
Mr Singh`s father, however, has disputed the claim by police.
"There was no property dispute.
Please go to the spot and see for yourself.
The police is spinning the story," Binod Singh told the journalists in a late-night statement.