A Dalit youth was lynched allegedly by a group of people following an argument at a restaurant in Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad town.
The victim, identified as Dileep Kumar Saroj, a student of law at Allahabad University, was hit with belts, sticks and bricks by the assailants outside the restaurant on Saturday night.
Saroj, sustained serious injuries on his face, chest and neck and slipped into a coma, was rushed to the hospital by his friends. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on Sunday, police sources here said.
Police said that Saroj and his friends had an argument with a group of people at the restaurant after which the latter assaulted the youth.
A CCTV at the restaurant captured the entire incident. The footage showed some people repeatedly hitting Saroj with bricks and sticks. They left the spot after the youth slumped to the ground. The footage showed that Dileep was hit even after he lay prostrate on the ground.
Police said that one of the attackers had been identified and efforts were on to identify the others. One of the assailants was reportedly a railway employee, the police added.
The owner of the restaurant Amit Upadhyaya has been detained in connection with the incident, the police said.
A senior police official said in Allahabad that several teams had been formed to conduct raids in different parts of the town to nab the culprits.