Girl shot dead over land dispute in UP

Lucknow: A 22-year-old woman was shot dead by three men over a land dispute in Jaitpur area of Ambedkarnagar district.

A police spokesman said here that the accused– Mohd Farooq, Virendra Singh, Narendra– opened fire at the girl in Mundera village this afternoon.

The deceased, Humera, was daughter of one Baitullah who had clashed over the land with Farooq, police said.

A case has been lodged and efforts are on the nab the culprits, the spokesman said.