LUCKNOW, June 19 -- A 30-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death with a sword in a crowded market in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district lon Thursday night, with police suspecting the attack was an act of revenge over an eve-teasing dispute at a wedding five days earlier.

The victim, Anand Kumar, a tile worker from Kolki Chamarasan village, was returning from Babhni market when he was allegedly attacked by Nasir Ali, 18, and his associates in the Bakhira area. Police said Anand died on the spot after his throat was slit.

According to police, the accused allegedly held a grudge after Anand slapped Nasir during a wedding function for allegedly harassing his niece. Investigators suspect the murder was planned in retaliation.

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