Two brothers were shot dead and another man was seriously injured by a group of assailants in Valmiki Mohalla here, the police said on Friday.
Old rivalry was said to be the cause of the crime, police said.
After the incident, heavy police force has been deployed in the area. The incident took place at about 11 pm on Thursday.
Police said Sachin (28) and his brother Sunil (24), along with their friend Vinod and others, were sitting in the street when some persons arrived there and entered into a heated argument with them.
“The two sides had some heated exchanges over some issues. Soon one Shankar, his friend Praveen and another youth allegedly started firing on the rival group.
“The injured Sachin, his brother Sunil and their friend Vinod were taken to hospital where, the doctors declared Sachin and Sunil brought dead. Their bodies have been brought to the civil hospital for post-mortem,” a police official said.
A case on charge of murder, attempt to murder and another case under relevant provisions of the Arms Act had been registered the complaint of Ajay, the brother of the deceased.
In his complaint, Ajay held Shankar, Praveen and others responsible for killing his two brothers, the police official said.
