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UP Police Hunt Cousin After Shahjahanpur Shooting Over Dog Carcass Dispute

Police attribute the killing to a quarrel that followed a request to remove a stray dog's carcass.

Overview

  • The victim was identified as Pramod Saxena, 45, who was shot late Sunday at his home in the Badoozai locality of Shahjahanpur's Sadar Bazar area.
  • Police named his cousin, Vivek Saxena, as the suspect and said he fled the scene and is being searched for.
  • Family members told officers that Vivek had run over a stray dog three days earlier, which led to the dispute.
  • Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi said the assailant allegedly arrived intoxicated and used a country‑made pistol.
  • Details were reported via PTI based on official statements, and investigators have announced no arrest as the search continues.