Phagwara was rocked late Wednesday night by yet another incident of gun violence, coming barely a week after the firing at the residence of AAP leader Daljit Raju in nearby village Darvesh.

Panic spread across the Hadiyabad locality when a young man was shot dead following what witnesses described as a brief and petty argument.

According to preliminary police findings, the victim, Avinash, son of Nand Lal and a resident of Hadiyabad, had been sitting at the community gathering spot known locally as the Jhanjghar. Around late evening, a group of youths arrived in a white Creta and sat nearby.

A minor altercation reportedly broke out between Avinash and the group over an undisclosed issue. Within moments, the dispute escalated and the assailants allegedly opened fire at close range, killi

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