Muzaffarnagar(UP), Dec 22 (PTI) A gym owner was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Shamli district, police said on Thursday.

The incident happened in Unn town here on Wednesday, they said.

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The deceased has been identified as Vishnu Dutt (25), police said.

In a complaint, the victim's family alleged that some miscreants called Dutt to Gangoh Road in the town and shot him dead, Additional Superintendent of Police (Shamli) OP Singh said.

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The body has been sent for post-mortem and police are searching for the accused, he said.

The SHO of Jhinjhana police station Harish Rajput has been shifted to Police Lines for negligence of duty, he added.

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