LUCKNOW, Dec. 17 -- A dispute over a refrigerator between a landlord and his former tenants escalated into an assault in Para area on Tuesday, police said, while dismissing the claims of a Rs.5 lakh robbery.

According to a police statement, the incident involved Pintu Sharma, a resident of Adarsh Bihar in Budheshwar, and a group of students from Shakuntala Mishra University who had been staying in his house as tenants. "The students vacated the premises about a week ago following a disagreement over rent. During the dispute, Sharma allegedly retained the tenants' refrigerator," the statement said.

Police said the students returned to the house on Tuesday to collect the refrigerator, which triggered an argument that soon turned violent. ...