Kaushambi,

April 20 (HS): A 30-year-old man was reportedly beaten to death by his father-in-law

and his accomplices in a village here over an eight-year-old quarrel resulting

from his marriage to the latter's daughter, police said on Monday. According to

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Kumar Singh, the victim,

Bharat Yadav, had eloped with and married Ashok Pandey's daughter eight years

earlier, causing hostility between the two. According to the victim's father,

Chhote Lal, Yadav had recently returned to Chhota Adhara village when Pandey,

along with 3-4 others, reportedly assaulted him and beat him numerous times in

the head with the buttstock of a country-made handgun, killing him on Sunday

night, according to the ASP.

Police

are undertaking raids to catch the fleeing suspects, and officers have been

deployed in the area to preserve peace and order, he added. The deceased's body

has been submitted for a post-mortem examination, and additional investigation

is continuing, he said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi