Muzaffarnagar, Dec 10 (PTI) Unidentified miscreants shot dead a property dealer apparently over an old enmity in Muzaffarnagar district, a senior police official said Monday.

SSP Sudhir Kumar said the miscreants came on a motorbike and shot Niraj Chouhan, 40, in Khatoli town Sunday evening.

Chouhan was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the official said.

Kumar said police suspect old enmity to be the reason for the killing.

An investigation is underway.

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