A shopkeeper was shot dead and another person received bullet injuries after they were attacked by robbers in Shamli district.
The 30-year-old shopkeeper, Satpal, was returning home along with another man when two robbers stopped their bike and tried to loot them near Vedkheri village in the district, police said.
Before they escaped from the spot, the robbers shot dead Satpal.
Agitated over the incident, villagers held protest and blocked the Meerut-Karnal highway.
