Labourer shot dead in U.P.’s Farrukhabad village

A 45-year-old labourer was shot dead in Rashidpur village in the Kayamganj area here, police said on Thursday.

The bullet-riddled body of Sobaran Singh was found in a field around 7 a.m., triggering panic in the area. Police said he had left home on Wednesday morning for daily wage work and did not return.

Family members searched for him through the night. The next morning, a villager spotted the body in a field. His bicycle was found abandoned in another field nearby.

Kayamganj Station House Officer Madan Mohan Chaturvedi said police recovered an empty cartridge from the spot, along with bloodstains.

Preliminary investigation indicated that Sobaran Singh was shot three times, in the chest, waist, and head.

Police said the killing appeared to be brutal.

The victim is survived by his three married daughters and a son, Ankit, who works in Delhi.