Man beaten to death by kin over dispute

TNN | Apr 16, 2020, 04:06 IST

Prayagraj: Two persons including a woman were murdered in the Prayagraj region in the past 24 hours. While a man was allegedly beaten to death in Prayagraj district on Tuesday night, a woman was found dead in Kaushambi district on Wednesday morning.
In the first case, a man was allegedly beaten to death by his elder brother and other family members at Tikra village under the limits of Nawabganj police station late on Tuesday night. The deceased identified as Laxmikant Saroj (40), was a resident of Tikra Bijlipur.
SP (Trans Ganga) NK Singh said, “The two families came to loggerheads over a petty dispute at Tikra Bijlipur village. Laxmikant’s elder brother Shrikant and his family allegedly attacked him. He was taken to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.”
Police said the brothers came face to face over a goat grazing on Mahua’s field. However, the locals intervened between the duo and settled the issue.
Around 11 pm, Shrikant, his wife Kalawati, daughter Sarita and other family members allegedly attacked Laxmikant, leaving him injured. The police arrested the elder brother on Wednesday morning.
In the second case, a woman identified as Vimla Devi (30) was found murdered at a field in Rupnarayanpur Goriyon village under the limits of Saini police station on Wednesday morning.
The woman had left the house on Wednesday morning to attend the call of nature but did not return. The worried family members searched for her and found her in a pool of blood inside a field. Police are probing the case. No arrest has been made so far.