2 killed, 3 injured in shooting over dispute on 'felling of tree' in UP: Police

Police rushed to the spot after coming to know of the incident and apprehended the assailants, a PTI report stated.    

Muzaffarnagar: A man and his nephew were shot dead and three others were seriously injured in a clash between two groups following a dispute over the felling of a tree in a village near here on Saturday, police said.

Shiv Shankar, 50, and his nephew Nukul, 28, were shot dead in the clash between two groups of the same community in Ahroda village under Jansath police station of the district, area Deputy Superintendent of Police Shakil Ahmad told PTI.

The two injured too suffered bullet wounds and have been hospitalized, area Circle Officer Ahmad said.

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Following the killings, two men, Jagesh Kumar and his son Sonu, were arrested and a licenced gun and a country-made pistol were recovered from them, he said.