Muzaffarnagar, Jul 2 (PTI) A local court has held six persons guilty of murdering a man here and reserved its order on providing the quantum of sentence till July 7. Also Read - Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus Suspect Commits Suicide by Jumping Off Building in Shamli

Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar held six persons, Bablu, Vinod, Rajender, Harpal, Sanjay and Krishan Pal, guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC. Also Read - ‘Shravan Kumar of Kalyug': 4 Brothers Carry Their Parents in Palanquins, Walk 130 Kilometres For Kanwar Yatra

The quantum of sentence will be announced on July 7. Also Read - CBI Registers Two Cases in Illegal Sand Mining in UP, Raids 12 Locations

According to prosecutor Ashok Chouhan, Ashok Kumar was killed and several injured in clashes between two groups belonging to the same community over an old case of enmity at Umerpur village in Shamli district in October 2005.

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