Meerut, April 30 -- A man was killed and two of his brothers, who came to his rescue, were critically injured after they were attacked by a gunman, in Shahjahanpur's Azizganj area on Monday night, police said.

The attacker, identified as one Sheru, is a history-sheeter. Police were still looking for him when this report was filed.

According to police, Kamlesh Singh, who was returning home from work around 8.30 pm, when he saw Sheru thrashing another man near Chungi. As Kamlesh attempted to intervene and pacify Sheru, the latter allegedly attacked him with a sword, slashing his face, before shooting him in the abdomen with a country-made pistol.

Hearing the commotion, Kamlesh's brothers Akhilesh and Jitendra rushed to the spot. Sheru re...