GORAKHPUR, Jan. 2 -- Tension gripped parts of Kushinagar district on Thursday following the daylight stabbing and subsequent death of a 23-year-old youth, Nishant Singh, in Judwania village under the Gobhir Rahi police station area.

According to police officials, the incident stemmed from an old rivalry between two groups. Nishant Singh, a resident of Amba Pur Naukata Tola, was attacked on Wednesday while he was on his way to Kasya on a motorcycle. He was allegedly intercepted by the main accused, with whom he had a long-standing dispute. During the confrontation, Nishant was stabbed in the abdomen and critically injured.

He was initially rushed to the Community Health Centre in Kasya and later referred to the district hospital, where h...