Dalit youth shot dead by lover's father

The accused was arrested, pistol used in crime found in his possession.

Update: 2018-05-09 12:26 GMT
The attackers fired at the cashier and the security guard about 18 to 20 times, police said. (Photo: Representational)

Muzaffarnagar: A Dalit youth was shot dead allegedly by the father of a girl he was in love with at Bachan Singh colony, the police said on May 9.

Vikas (18) was called by accused Anil Kumar Gupta to the latter's house on May 8, SP(city) Ombir Singh said.

The accused then shot the boy dead as he was opposed to his daughter's relationship with the victim, the officer said.

Gupta was later arrested. A pistol used in the crime was found in his possession, the police said.

The body has been sent for postmortem, they added.

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