# Ghaziabad man shot by neighbour after census row 2026-08-17T14:03:49+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 55-year-old man, Virendra Tyagi, was shot by his neighbour in Ghaziabad's Muradnagar area on Saturday night after a dispute over sharing census information, police said. The incident occurred in Adarsh Nagar Colony when Tyagi was sitting in his verandah. He is in critical condition at a hospital. Police have detained the accused, Rampal Chaudhary. During questioning, Chaudhary allegedly claimed he was upset because Tyagi had accompanied census officials to his house and helped them with information for the ongoing enumeration. The weapon used is being examined and further inquiry is underway. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ghaziabad, Muradnagar, Rampal Chaudhary, Virendra Tyagi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ghaziabad-man-shot-by-neighbour-after-census-row/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ghaziabad-man-shot-by-neighbour-after-census-row/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/