Woman beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh

A 75-year-old woman was beaten to death, allegedly by a fair price shop-owner, after she objected to being given less ration, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday evening at Firazabad village. The police have registered a case against three people, including the shop’s owner Naseem, on a complaint by the woman’s son, Bhura, Circle Officer (CO) Md. Rizwan said. Nobody has been arrested yet, he said.

Tension prevailed in the village following the incident and people refused to hand over the body to police for several hours.