Rishikesh, Oct 26 (PTI) A man was stabbed to death by another person during an argument over a minor issue near a liquor shop in the Muni Ki Reti area here, police said on Sunday.

The incident triggered a protest by locals, who blocked the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway for hours on Sunday and demanded strict action against the accused, who was later arrested.

Muni Ki Reti police station in-charge Pradeep Chauhan told PTI that the victim, Ajay Kandhari (30), was stabbed by the accused near the liquor shop around 10:30 pm on Saturday after the two had an argument over a trivial issue. Both of them are residents of Sheeshamjhadi.

After receiving information about the incident, police reached the spot and rushed Kandhari to AIIMS, where he died during treatment early Sunday, Chauhan said.

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