Jammu, May 16 (NVI): A 40-year-old man was shot dead at his residence in the Dhana Basantpur area of Lakhanpur in Kathua district during the intervening night , officials said.
The deceased has been identified as Roop Singh, a resident of Dhana Basantpur.
Officials said the incident took place around 12:45 am when Singh sustained a gunshot injury at his home. He was shifted to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
The body has been kept in the mortuary for medico-legal formalities.
A police team from Police Station Lakhanpur and Civil Police Post Basantpur reached the spot soon after the incident and started investigation into the matter.
Further details regarding the firing incident are awaited, officials added.(NVI)
