The accused was drunk when he shot his brother, police said (Representational)
A man was allegedly shot dead by his brother over a petty issue in Chitrakoot's Karvi, police said on Tuesday.
Bablu Gupta, 40, was shot at by his younger brother Ajay Gupta when he refused to give him his motorcycle, Additional Superintendent of Police Shailendra Kumar Rai said.
Bablu was rushed to a hospital in a serious condition where he was declared brought dead, Mr Rai said, adding the incident took place in Shankar Bazar on Monday night.
Ajay was in an inebriated state at the time of the incident, the ASP, adding he is on the run.
The body has been sent for post-mortem.