Man shot dead in Bihar for refusing to pay for cigarettes

A man was shot dead by a shopkeeper after he refused to pay for the cigarettes purchased in the Saran district of Bihar, police said on Tuesday.

A man was shot dead by a shopkeeper after he refused to pay for the cigarettes purchased in the Saran district of Bihar, police said on Tuesday.

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Basudev Singh, who was in his early 30s, was shot dead by Uday Singh at Sabalpur Diara village in Saran district on late Monday.

"After Basudev refused to pay money for the cigarettes he had bought, Uday and Basudev had a heated argument. Uday then shot Basudev," a police officer said.

The officer said Uday is still absconding.