Lucknow: A 27-year-old man was allegedly murdered over a financial dispute, with Barabanki police registering an FIR against three persons, including residents of his native village.
There were also apprehensions that he had been picked up from Baddupur and abandoned nearly 120 km away near Maigalganj in Lakhimpur Kheri. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Lucknow | Silver Rate in Lucknow | Bank Holidays in Lucknow | Public Holidays in Lucknow | Lucknow AQI | Weather in Lucknow | Petrol Price in Lucknow | Diesel Price in Lucknow | CNG Price in Lucknow | LPG Price in Lucknow Stay updated with the latest Lucknow news.
Barabanki SP Raveena Tyagi said an FIR had been registered against three named accused, including Manoj and Ankit, both residents of the victim’s village. He had injury marks on his neck. Police rushed him to the Community Health Centre in Maholi, from where he was referred to the district hospital. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment. He was reportedly returning to his village on a motorcycle carrying a gas cylinder when the vehicle was found abandoned near Dafarpur crossing in Barabanki’s Baddupur area. His disappearance sparked suspicions of foul play, with some locals claiming he had been abducted. After receiving information from Pannu Dhaba, police rushed to the spot and took him to hospital. Police have taken the three accused and several other suspects into custody for questioning. Nitesh operated a Jan Seva Kendra from a shop near Hussainpur bridge. Download the TOI App.
The victim, Nitesh Maurya, a resident of Saraiya Mahipat Singh village in Sitapur district, was found in a blood-soaked condition near Pannu Dhaba on the national highway in Pisawan on Thursday night. Pisawan SHO Prabhat Gupta said Nitesh had left home on Wednesday for Bakshi Ka Talab in Lucknow to deliver a Karwa (earthen pot) to his sister. On Thursday, Nitesh reportedly reached Pisawan in an injured condition and sought help. Late on Thursday night, Barabanki police said a financial dispute had emerged as the suspected motive behind the murder.