MEERUT, April 19 -- A man was allegedly shot dead by two unidentified assailants after a heated exchange of words at the former's confectionery over an unknown issue near Kurali bus stand in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district late on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Naresh alias Bholu, 40, of Kurali village. He had been running the confectionery for the past several years. The crime was committed on the busy Meerut-Baghpat highway under Jani police station area.

Superintendent of police (rural) Abhijeet Kumar said CCTV footage from the surrounding area was being analysed to identify the suspects. "Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the assailants at the earliest. Two dedicated police teams have be...