Muzaffarnagar, November 4: One person was killed and another injured in a clash between two groups following a disagreement over bursting firecrackers in Shamli district, police said on Thursday.

The groups clashed and pelted stones at each other in the Shiv Colony locality of the district on Wednesday evening, they said. Also Read | Apple CEO Tim Cook Wishes Happy Diwali to Indians via Twitter.

Two people, Sanjive Saini and Rahul, sustained injuries and had to be shifted to a hospital, where Saini was declared dead, the police said. Also Read | Free Ration in Uttar Pradesh: UP CM Yogi Adityanath Extends PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana Till March 2022.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem investigation, they added.

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