Man and Cousin Shot at in UP's Sultanpur

Sultanpur (UP): A 23-year-old man and his cousin were allegedly shot at by some unidentified people in a market of UP's Sultanpur on Monday.

The incident occurred near the Semri police outpost of the Jaisinghpur area on Sunday when Avinish Dubey was in the area to attend his grandmother's last rites, police said.

Dubey had gone to buy some things from the market, when he got into an argument with some people who opened fire at him, they said.

Dubey sustained a bullet wound on his neck while his cousin had a grazing injury.

According to police, the injured were rushed to Trauma Centre in Lucknow, where Dubey's condition was stated to be critical.

Among the accused, two were identified as Marshal Singh and Badan Singh, Circle Officer (CO) Prashant Singh said, adding that efforts are underway to nab them.