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Drug dealer stabbed to death during smack deal

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Press Trust of India Dehradun
Last Updated : Mar 19 2013 | 12:55 AM IST
A meeting between a drug dealer and a few buyers turned fatal for the former after he was stabbed to death following a disagreement during a smack deal in the Jogiwala area of the city, police said today.
Police said that three youths have been arrested in connection with the killing of Saurav Joshi yesterday on Jwalpa Enclave Road.
The incident occurred when the 22-year-old Saurav went to sell the contraband to three persons, identified as Aditya Negi, Prateek Tiwari and Rohit Chauhan after being summoned there by a shopkeeper by the name of Mayank Sudi.
However, an altercation broke out between the buyers and Saurav which led the trio to attack him and another youth who was accompanying him, one Vijayveer Joshi.
Notified by locals, police arrived on the spot to take the duo to the hospital where Saurav was decalred brought dead. It is learnt that the condition of Vijayveer, meanwhile, is critical.

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First Published: Mar 19 2013 | 12:55 AM IST

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