A 50-year-old guard was found dead in Charthawal block of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday, police said.
Irfan, a resident of Dehat area, was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants on the Kacholi-Dadhedu Road in the block, according to Circle Officer Kuldeep Kumar.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he said.
On the complaint of the deceased's brother, a case has been registered and investigation is underway, police said.
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