Hoshiarpur, Apr 8 (PTI) Four police officials including a station house officer (SHO) were suspended for alleged negligence in duty in connection with the recent killing of four people in a firing incident in Gurdaspur, police said on Friday.

The firing incident took place at Phulra village on Monday when two groups allegedly opened fire at each other over a land dispute, leaving four dead and one injured.

Also Read | Haryana Fulfills Target of 'Har Ghar Nal Se Jal' Mission by Supplying Clean Tap Water in Every Household, Say Officials.

Hoshiarpur Senior Superintendent of Police Sartaj Singh Chahal on Friday said he has suspended Dasuya police SHO Gurpreet Singh, an assistant sub-inspector and two constables with immediate effect.

He said he has also ordered departmental action against them.

Also Read | Gujarat Shocker: Class 12 Girl Raped, Impregnated in Surat; Youth Held.

According to police, the now-suspended ASI and constables, and a home guard jawan had allegedly accompanied one person, belonging to one of the two warring groups, to Phulra village in Gurdaspur.

Senior officials were also not informed by the SHO of the Dasuya police station, said police.

Two armed groups had opened fire at each other following a quarrel as both the sides were claiming right over a piece of land located in village Rajpur at Dasuya in Hoshiarpur district. Rajpur and Phulra villages are located near Hoshiarpur-Gurdaspur border.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)