Hapur, Oct 18 A 55-year-old man on Sunday died after he was allegedly assaulted following an argument at a flour mill in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district, police said.
The deceased, identified as Naseem Ahmed, a resident of Awas Vikas Colony on Bulandshahr Road, had gone to a flour mill on Jarothi Road in the Hapur Dehat police station area in connection with an advertisement when an argument broke out over some issue, they said.
Ahmed was allegedly beaten up by people present at the mill, leaving him seriously injured.
He was taken to a community health centre on Garh Road after his condition deteriorated, where doctors declared him dead.
Superintendent of Police Madhuban Kumar Singh reached the spot after receiving information about the incident and inspected the scene.
The SP said two people had been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the incident. Further action would be taken after the facts emerge, he added.
His family members claim that Ahmad was a journalist. However, police did not confirm it.
(PTI News)
