Two students were shot dead by unidentified assailants at a petrol pump in Meerut.
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Two students were shot dead by unidentified attackers riding a bike at a petrol pump in Meerut, 450 km from here, Monday night, police said.
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Police said the reason behind the killings could be an enmity arising out of a failed love affair.
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The shot students have been identified as Rahul and Shivam.u00a0
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Senior Superintendent of Police K Satyanarayan said that the duo were asked on the phone to come to the petrol pump in Saket.u00a0
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They reached there in a car and the attackers followed them on a motorbike. There, the two groups had a brief altercation and the men on bike opened fire at the students.
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As heavy gunfire started at the pump, chaos followed and the staff ran for safety, said police.
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Police reached the spot and took the students to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.u00a0
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Police said the two boys were shot several times. One of those killed studied in Meerut while the other was from Ambedkarnagar, they said.
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Police are trying to trace the call details of the deceased. The shooting took place in the city's Civil Lines area.
