Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 20 (PTI) A 16-year-old son of a temple priest was shot dead by unidentified people on Shahabuddin Road locality here, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Raj Mishra and his body was sent for post mortem, Kotwali Police Station SHO Anand Dev Mishra said.
In his complaint to the police, the priest Devendra Pershad Mishra said three people had taken his son on the pretext of eating out Tuesday. His body was found later in the night.
Three people have been taken into custody for interrogation, police said.
Mishra is the priest of Gauri Shankar Shiv temple here.
