An unidentified old man sleeping on the footpath in Shahjahanpur was found dead this morning. Most likely, he died of cold as his woollen clothes were inadequate, in charge of Rajghat police station Dilip Yadav said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem and details will be known only after getting the report, he said.
Meanwhile, the MeT here said night temperature fell appreciably in Faizabad and Allahabad divisions, lowered in Varanasi, Kanpur, Lucknow and Jhansi divisions, and rose appreciably in Meerut division.