Latest News | Man Shot Dead Near Liquor Shop in UP's Kaushambi

Kaushambi (UP), Jul 25 (PTI) A 30-year-old man died after he was shot at on Friday evening here, police said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Kumar Singh said that Raju (30), a resident of Ganja village in Prayagraj district, was going to buy liquor from a liquor shop in Magdumpur village of Pipri police station area.

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As soon as he parked his motorcycle, some people who were waiting for him shot him in the chest.

Singh said that the police took him to a hospital in Prayagraj, where he died during treatment.

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The body has been sent for post-mortem examination. Further investigation is underway, Singh added.

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