The deceased, identified as Paras Kumar, a resident of Meghakhedi in the district, had an altercation with some members of the rival team during the match. (Representative image)
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Lucknow: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old man was hacked to death allegedly by a member of the rival team after an altercation over a ‘foul’ call during a volleyball match in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district.
According to the reports, the deceased, identified as Paras Kumar, a resident of Meghakhedi in the district, had an altercation with some members of the rival team during the match on Thursday evening.
The dispute arose when a smash by the rival player was called out by the team from which Paras was playing. The rival team insisted the volleyball was very much in.
Reports said that some locals intervened and pacified the players and the matter appeared to be settled.
One of the players of the rival team, identified as Hrashit and a friend of his, went to the house of Paras and called him out to speak to him.
Paras was attacked with a knife allegedly by Harshit, who sustained serious injuries. Harshit and his friend managed to escape from there after perpetrating the crime.
Paras was rushed to the hospital but he succumbed to his injuries a little later.
Police said that a case was registered in this regard and investigation was on. The culprits were absconding and a hunt was launched to nab them, police added.