Parag dairy's milk collection centre incharge shot dead in UP

Lucknow, Aug 21 (UNI) Parag milk dairy's incharge Om Prakash(45), was shot dead by some unidentified assailants in forest area under Sardhana police station of Meerut district early this morning.

Om Prakash, a local resident, used to collect milk for Pradeshik Coopeartive Dairy Federation (PCDF) which was further distributed through Parag dairies.

He was passing through the forest area when he was shot dead around 0400 hrs, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Meerut told UNI over phone.

The reason behind the crime was yet to be ascertained, while the search for the miscreants was on, the SSP informed.

The body has been sent for postmortem.

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