by unidentified persons in Majhuwa village in Bihar's Purnia district, police said today.

The victim, identified as Ashok Mahto, was badly beaten by the assailants yesterday before being strangled with a rope round his neck, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Satish Kumar said.

The motive behind Mahto's murder was under investigation, he said.

  

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First Published: Sep 10 2012 | 12:55 PM IST

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