Kota (Raj), Jun 1 (PTI) A 15-year-old boy was allegedly shot dead by his cousin in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district after their families quarrelled over the use of a loudspeaker, police said on Monday.

According to them, the incident took place at Punniyakhedi village under the Kamkheda police station on Sunday evening.

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Irked over the argument that took place on Saturday night, Kamlesh Lodha (21) rushed to their relatives' house with a country-made pistol and fired at his cousin Jugal Kishore Lodha, police said.

The bullet pierced the skull of the 15-year-old boy, killing him on the spot, Kamkheda SHO Madan Lal said. The accused fled from the spot and is yet to be nabbed, he added.

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On a complaint filed by the victim's family, police have lodged a case of murder against Kamlesh and six of his family members.

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