Nawabshah:A man shot his brother dead over a land dispute in Ali Bakhsh Jamali village of Nawabshah on Monday.

According to police, the accused with the connivance of another person shot his brother named Arif Jamali dead when he was asleep outside his house in Ali Bakhsh Jamali village near Bandhi area. On information, the police reached the spot, took the body into custody and shifted it to a local hospital.

They also launched a search for the arrest of the accused who, along with the co-accused, had fled the scene after committing the crime. The FIR of the incident was, however, yet to be filed till the filing of the report.