Man beaten to death
Kanpur: A 28-year-old e-rickshaw driver died on Monday morning after allegedly being beaten with sticks and an iron pipe over a land dispute in Jurawarpur village of Kanpur Dehat, police said. The assault occurred around 11.30pm on Sunday in Shivli police station area, about 30km from the district headquarters.
Station house officer Amarendra Bahadur Singh said raids were being conducted to trace the accused. A video of the alleged assault has surfaced. The video shows three women and two men assaulting the deceased, Ramsanehi. One accused is seen tying a rope around his neck and dragging him after he was critically injured. Ramsanehi’s elderly father raised an alert and brought villagers to the scene, after which the accused fled. Police and villagers took Ramsanehi to Shivli CHC, where doctors administered primary treatment and referred him to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur. Police are examining the video.
He died around 5am on Monday.