In a tragic incident in Varanasi's Choubepur area, shopkeeper Sharda Yadav was shot dead late Thursday night after refusing to sell cigarettes to unidentified assailants. Yadav, who ran a makeshift pan shop outside his home in Birnathipur village, was sleeping outside when youths on a motorcycle demanded a cigarette packet. When he refused, citing the shop keys were inside, they shot him in the chest and fled. His family rushed him to the hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Police have launched an investigation into the murder, with officers arriving at the scene to gather evidence and question witnesses. Lucknow Shocker: Railway Employee Thrashed to Death on Delhi-Bound Humsafar Express Train For ‘Molesting’ Minor Girl.

Shopkeeper Shot Dead in Varanasi Over Refusal to Sell Cigarettes

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