The incident took place yesterday when the victim Kabul Singh was sleeping at a wood-cutting unit where he worked, SHO Bhanu Pratap Singh said.
As per the complaint filed by the deceased's son, Gulab Singh, his father was shot dead by Sonu, he said.
A case has been registered and efforts are on to trace the accused, police added.
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