PATIALA: Unidentified criminals allegedly shot dead a hockey player and another person outside an eatery in
Patiala's Pratap Nagar area on Wednesday night.
The deceased have been identified as Amrik Singh, son of Gurjant Singh, and Simranjit Singh Happy, son of Darshan Singh. Amrik played for the Punjab electricity board's hockey team in 2003-04.
After receiving the information about the incident, the police reached the spot to investigate the matter and shifted the bodies to the mortuary of Government Rajindra Hospital.
Sources said the deceased had a tiff with some people outside the dhaba at around 11 pm.