Bouncer killed in gang war near Chandigarh

Chandigarh May 8 (IANS) A bouncer was shot dead by unidentified people outside a famous temple in Haryana s Panchkula district adjoining Chandigarh on Monday afternoon police said.

The victim Amit Sharma was going to sit in his car outside a Shiv temple in the area when two young men approached him and fired at him from close range.

The temple is located close to Chandigarh s boundary.

The assailants escaped in a vehicle in which other people were already seated.

Sharma was rushed to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) where doctors declared him brought dead.

Police officers in Panchkula district said preliminary investigation indicated the killing was part of a gang war.

The deceased bouncer was involved in a shootout in Punjab s Mohali town adjoining Chandigarh last year.

--IANS
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