Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 30 (PTI) Two men were killed in separate incidents in the neighbouring districts of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.
In Muzaffarnagar, a 19-year-old youth was stabbed to death following a quarrel that broke out during a volleyball match in Maghakhedi village under the New Mandi Police Station limits.
Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said the victim, Paras, had an altercation with a few youths during the match. Later, when he returned home, some of them followed him and attacked him with a knife, leaving him seriously injured.
Police rushed him to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
One person was arrested in connection with the killing, the SSP said. The body was sent for post-mortem examination, and an investigation is underway, he said.
In Shamli, a 26-year-old Manish Kumar was shot dead by unidentified persons near a garden in Kheda Bhau village under the Jhinjhana Police Station limits.
Additional Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh said police rushed a wounded Kumar to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead.
His body was sent for a post-mortem.
Security has been tightened in the village as a precautionary measure, the officer added. PTI COR KIS VN VN
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