2 youths shot at in UP

Two persons were shot at

allegedly by some unidentified bike-borne assailants in Kunda area here, police said today.

Shiv Bahadur Singh (30) and Ramesh Tiwari (32) were shot at by unknown motorcycle-borne miscreants while they were returning home from Lalgopalganj last evening, they said.

The duo has been taken to a local hospital from where they have been referred to Allahabad for treatment, police said adding the motive behind the murder is not yet known.