The son of a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was yesterday shot dead in Ghaziabad by his own uncle in a dispute over buying a luxury car, police said.

Prashant Kaushik alias Sachin, son of SP leader Sudhir Kaushik, sustained six bullet injuries on his chest and head when his uncle Hari Kaushik, also a party leader, opened fire from his licensed 9mm pistol.