A man and his nephew were shot dead and three others were seriously injured in a clash between two groups following a dispute over the felling of a tree in a village near here on Saturday, police said.

Shiv Shankar, 50, and his nephew Nukul, 28, were shot dead in the clash between two groups of the same community in Ahroda village under Jansath police station of the district, area Deputy Superintendent of Police Shakil Ahmad told PTI.