A 22-year-old youth was today stabbed to death by a group of assailants in Budhana town here, with the police suspecting that it was a fallout of his relationship with a girl.
Mursalim's body was found in the market with knife injuries, police said.
The victim was involved in a relationship with the girl belonging to the same community. However, the family of the girl was unhappy about it.
According to SHO Arun Kumar Tyagi, a case has been registered against five people, all of whom are absconding.
Meanwhile, security has been tightened in the area and extra police force has beendeployed to ease the tension.
