2 liquor contractors shot dead in Haryana's Sirsa

Deepender Deswal
Tribune News Service
Hisar, July 21

Two liquor contractors were shot dead by a group of armed assailants on the Sangaria border in Dabwali subdivision of Sirsa district on Monday night.

The deceased have been identified as Mukesh Godara, a resident of Bharukhera village, and Prakash Punia, a resident of Chautala village in Sirsa district.

The police said that the contractors were sitting in a liquor shop in Aachchi Dhani near Sangaria border on Monday night when 5-6 assailants, on two motorcycles, arrived at the shop.

Police sources said that the assailants fired nearly 30-35 rounds targeting the victims. They were rushed to the hospital where the doctors declared them brought dead.

The sources said that rival groups seemed to be involved in the murder.

DSP Kuldeep Beniwal said that the police have started an investigation after registering a case of murder.