Uttar Pradesh: Man beaten to death in Etawah village over alleged love affair

KANPUR: A 35-year-old man died after he was allegedly tied from a tree and mercilessly beaten up by the family members of a woman with whom he allegedly had a love affair in Agupur Gopalpur village in

Etawah

district on Friday night.

The deceased, identified as

Anil Kumar Singh

, used to earn his living by giving a combine harvester on rent. A resident of Mainpuri’s Nagla Veere village, he was called by the woman to meet her on Friday night.

When he reached there, the woman’s family members and their neighbours caught hold of him and after tying him from a babul tree and allegedly assaulted him for hours.

They fled the scene when the man succumbed to injuries.

The incident came to light on Saturday morning when the locals informed the Police Control room, who along with forensic experts reached the spot and launched an investigation in this regard.

Additional superintendent of police (

ASP

) Etawah,

Omveer Singh

, said that during the initial investigation the police found that the man was allegedly in love with a woman and it might be the cause behind the incident.

“A case has been registered against the woman and the police have detained her for questioning. The body has been shifted to the mortuary for postmortem examination. Her family members are at large and efforts are being made by four separate police teams to nab them,” ASP added.