A man was killed by his brothers allegedly for marrying the widow of their eldest sibling in a village here, police said on Saturday.

The police identified the deceased as Yashveer, 32, son of Ishwar, they said. Additional Superintendent of Police Baghpat NP Singh said that the incident occurred on Friday night when the police received a call reporting that a man had been shot dead. During the initial investigation, the police found that Yashveer was killed by his elder brothers, Singh said.