SHIKARPUR: A young man was gunned down in village Daulat Khoso within the limits of Ghulam Shah police station near Shikarpur on Thursday.

According to police, armed men shot dead young man Nizamuddin Khoso, aged 26, when he was working in crop field in village Daulat Khoso near Dakhan.

Ghulam Shah police rushed to the scene and shifted the body to a government hospital for medico-legal formalities. The cause behind the murder was stated to be an old dispute between Khosa and Jakhrani communities. Further police investigation into the matter was in progress. No FIR was registered till late evening.