Deoria, Oct 21 (PTI) Two men were stabbed to death by unidentified assailants near a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place near Badhaya Hardo village on the Ram Janki Marg under the Mail police station area.
Superintendent of Police Abhijit R Shankar identified the deceased as Vakil Yadav (35) and Vinay Yadav (28).
The two men had gone to Lar town on a motorcycle on Tuesday night. While returning, they were attacked with sharp-edged weapons by unidentified assailants, who fled the scene, the SP said.
Passersby spotted the two men lying in a pool of blood by the roadside and alerted the police through Dial 112. Both had died by the time the police reached the spot, he said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination. Three police teams have been formed to arrest the accused, the SP said.
Police are investigating all possible angles, including past enmity, he added. PTI COR CDN NB
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