PRAYAGRAJ, May 10 -- A 19-year-old ITI student was allegedly shot dead near a canal culvert in Todi Ka Pura under the Holagarh police station limits in Prayagraj on Sunday morning, officials said, adding that the accused fled the spot on a motorcycle along with two accomplices.

During preliminary investigation, police found that the victim and the accused attended the same coaching centre and had reportedly been involved in a dispute for some time, which is suspected to be the motive behind the killing.

Police said a case had been registered against the absconding accused, Sahil Yadav, and three teams had been constituted to arrest him.

According to police, the deceased was identified as Himanshu Saroj, a resident of Rajapur Chaubara i...