A man was killed in a bloody clash between two groups in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday afternoon. Huge police force has been deployed in the area to control the law and order situation.
According to the reports, Salim of Nagla Bujurg village and Shamim of Pissa village deal in meat trading and can be considered as business rivals.Around 2 pm on Sunday, Salim along with his supporters, reached Jauli village on a business visit. A little later his rival, Shamim along with his close friend Aaghaz, reached the place too. When both the groups came face to face they started abusing each other and opened fire.
In the cross firing, Salim suffered a gunshot in his chest and he slumped down on the ground. Shamim and Aaghaz also suffered bullet injuries during the clash. The shopkeepers, however, closed their shops and ran away. On information, a police team reached the place for investigation. The cops surrounded the place asking the rioters to surrender. The police has rounded up several persons in this connection and rushed the victims to hospital.
The doctors, however, pronounced Salim dead on arrival while Shamim and Aaghaz are still under medical care at a district hospital. A case has been registered in this connection. In apprehension of tension escalating further, huge police forces were deployed in the village. The cops are also camping in Jauli village to nab others who were involved
in the clash.