UP: Air Force civil engineer shot dead at his residence in Prayagraj

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Prayagraj: An Indian Air Force civil engineer was shot dead Saturday morning by an unidentified assailant while he was sleeping at his official residence in the high-security cantonment area here in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, police said.

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The attacker fired at the engineer from the window of his room, Puramufti Station House Officer (SHO) Manoj Singh said.

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Police said his wife and son were present in other rooms when the incident happened in their Engineers Colony house inside the Air Force Station.