Bareilly (UP), Oct 22 A 28-year-old cab driver was thrashed to death allegedly by a group of men over an old enmity here, police said on Thursday, adding that one accused has been arrested.
The victim, Sanjay Saxena was returning after watching a Ramlila performance with his friend on Wednesday night when a group of men allegedly attacked him in the Shanti Vihar area under the Subhash Nagar police station limits, his family members said.
Saxena, who lived in Noida and worked as a cab driver, had come to Bareilly two days ago to visit his sister Meena.
According to his family, Saxena had a dispute with Akshay and his associates at a wedding in the locality around five months ago.
They alleged that the accused had also opened fire at a house following the dispute. Although the matter was later settled, the accused allegedly continued to hold a grudge.
On Wednesday night, Saxena and his friend Monu were returning after watching Ramlila in the Madinath area when they were allegedly attacked by Akshay and his aides.
Monu managed to escape, while Saxena was allegedly assaulted with sticks and the butt of a country-made pistol, his brother Vijay alleged.
Saxena was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Circle Officer (First) Ashutosh Shivam said a case had been registered, naming Akshay and another unidentified person. Akshay has been taken into custody for questioning, he said, adding that the body had been sent for post-mortem examination.
The murder was allegedly linked to an old rivalry, the officer said.
(PTI News)
