Dalit man beaten to death in UP

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Press Trust of India Pratapgarh
Last Updated : May 29 2015 | 6:42 PM IST
A 55-year-old Dalit was beaten to death in Jagannathpur village here by around six assailants over a trivial issue, police said today.
The incident took place last night under Lalganj Kotwali police station area when about six lathi-wielding muscle-men of the village attacked Pyarelal Saroj over a tiff between their children, they said.
Victim's son rushed to save him and was also injured in the incident, police station in-charge Sabhajeet Misra said.
Both were rushed to district hospital where the doctors declared Pyarelal dead, Misra said adding that on the complaint of the bereaved family a named FIR has been registered against four persons of which three are in police custody.
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First Published: May 29 2015 | 6:42 PM IST

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