A kanwariya named Paramjeet, in his 20s, died after he was attacked with a liquor bottle by a fellow kanwariya who was drunk, while they were on their way to Haridwar . The incident occurred in Shamli on Sunday, when a dispute erupted within a group of over 24 kanwariyas, all from Haryana .

Police said Satyendra smashed a bottle on Paramjeet’s head. “Satyendra has been absconding and teams have been deployed to trace him,” said Shamli SP Dinesh Kumar.

