Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) A 40-year-old timber trader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Shamli district, police said on Monday.

The victim, Amjad, was rushed to a hospital after the attack on Sunday night, but doctors at the facility declared him dead, they said.

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The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, the police added.

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