Man found dead with throat slit

Kanpur: A 40-year-old man was murdered with sharp-edged weapons at Shekhpur Kishanpur village under the Maharajpur police station in Kanpur.

Family members have accused a man living in the neighborhood of the murder. Elder daughter Nisha said that at around 10:30 pm on Wednesday, neighbor aunt Ramdulari came running and told them that her father Kali Shankar was lying near the Shiv temple, drenched in blood. “When we reached there, we saw that papa’s neck was cut and he was bleeding profusely. He died while being taken to the hospital,” she said.

The family comprises mother Shanti, wife Kisana, daughters Nisha, Manisha and Shagun and the youngest son Raj. Kali Shankar was the sole breadwinner of the family.

Family members said that blood marks trail in the direction in which the accused fled after committing the murder. The family has accused a youth living in the neighborhood of the murder. Police have begun investigating the matter.

DCP, east, Satyajit Gupta informed that on Wednesday at around 11:20 pm, information was received on Dial 112. In Kishanpur village, a young man was seriously injured after being attacked on his neck with a sharp-edged weapon. Upon receiving the information, police immediately reached the spot and with the help of family members, the young man was taken to Hallet Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. He stated that based on the written complaint of the deceased’s family members, four persons from the family have been taken into custody and are being interrogated.