The deceased has been identified as Sukrati Rishi Dev (27), Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Arun Kumar Dubey said.
The incident occurred at Dhamramushahri tola in Shahpur panchayat under Gwalpada police station of the district when around half a dozen armed miscreants entered the house of Rishi Dev and forcibly tried to take away his sister Nutan Kumar, the SDPO said.
They shot dead Rishi Dev when he resisted their bid to do so.
The incident could be the outcome of the land dispute, the SDPO said.
Two persons- Vijal Rishi Dev and his wife Ruby DevI- have been arrested in this connection.
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