Nagpur: Two men ferrying illicit liquor killed; four accused on the run

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Two alleged bootleggers were killed in Wadi area of Maharashtra's Nagpur on Monday, a police official said.

The bodies of Yogesh Meshram (27) and Mahesh Gajbhiye (26) were found on a road divider on Amravati Road near Gondkhairi when the two were allegedly bringing cans of 'mahua' liquor on a motorcycle, he said.

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"A car following them first rammed into the two-wheeler, and four men from the vehicle alighted and stabbed the duo to death. The four then fled from the scene in the car," he said.

A murder case has been registered, said Senior Inspector Pradip Raynawar of Wadi police station, adding teams from Crime Branch and Gittikhadan police station were helping in the efforts to nab the four.

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