Shahjahanpur (UP), May 24 (UNI) A 32-year-old youth was shot dead by two persons allegedly over an illicit relationship in Nigohi area of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Saturday.
Circle Officer (Sadar) Priyank Jain said Amit Trivedi, a resident of village Pisora Nakampur in Mohammadi area of Lakhimpur Kheri district, had come to his in-laws' house in Jeva Mukundpur village on Friday to attend a wedding.
"Here Amit was shot in his head and killed. Police reached on information and recovered the body lying outside the village," they said.
He said a preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased Amit had illicit relations with a woman, due to which there was some dispute at night during which he was shot dead.
Jain said that based on the complaint, the police have registered a case against Abhishek and Aman and a team has been formed to trace the accused.
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