Communal tension prevailed in Meerut after a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader was killed over a petty dispute.
Former BJP MLA and other party leaders later staged a protest and also accused the local police of not receiving calls. They alleged the involvement of Samajwadi Party leader in the killing. The protesters were somehow pacified by assuring them of prompt arrest of the assailant.
Reports said that Akshay Tyagi, a resident of Kuankheda village of Parikshitgarh area claimed that his brother, 26-year-old Vaibhav Tyagi, had an altercation with one Shoaib, a resident of the village, about a month ago. He said the dispute was resolved after some senior citizens intervened. He said that on Sunday, there was an altercation between the two sides and Vaibhav went to the local police station and filed a complaint citing threat to his life.