A 58-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by his nephew for objecting to his drinking habits in Muzaffarnagar district on Monday, police said.
The accused, Vipin Kumar, has been arrested for shooting his uncle dead in the fields in Muzaffarnagar, a police officer said.
The gun used to commit the crime has been recovered and the body sent for post-mortem, the officer added.
Sajjan Kumar was granted anticipatory bail by the trial court on December 21, 2016 in two cases of killing of three Sikhs during the riots.
Days after a row erupted over issuance of passport to an interfaith couple in Lucknow, sources insist that Ministry of External Affairs followed due protocol in the case.
Taking its war on drugs forward, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a mandatory dope test on all government employees, including police personnel, from the time of their recruitment through every stage of their service.
The mission was monitoring the situation in the Nepalganj-Simikot-Hilsa sector and taking all possible measures to evacuate all stranded Indian nationals and Indian-origin people from the area.
In a U-turn, Gulf carrier Emirateson Wednesday scrapped its decision to discontinue 'Hindu meal' on its flights citing customer feedback.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said the real powers of governance in Delhi rested with its elected representatives and their opinion and decisions ought to be respected.