The Kotwali police have registered an FIR against four named accused on the complaint of the deceased’s son and launched an investigation. Lucknow: A shopkeeper was allegedly beaten to death by four men over an old rivalry in front of Khalilabad railway station in Sant Kabir Nagar on Saturday night.
Shivam Jaiswal, the incident took place at around 10.10 pm when he and his mother were present at the shop, according to a complaint filed by his son.
ASP Sushil Kumar Singh said police are investigating the case, and further action will be taken after the post-mortem report is received. The deceased, identified as Chiranjiv Lal Jaiswal, ran a hotel opposite the railway station. After receiving information about the incident, additional superintendent of police (ASP) Sushil Kumar Singh and circle officer Priyam Raj Shekhar Pandey reached the spot. They inspected the scene and gathered information from people present in the area.