VARANASI: A 25-year-old youth was allegedly lynched by his lover’s family members at a village in Kaptanganj police station area of Azamgarh district on Tuesday night. The police have detained five persons including the lover for interrogation.
According to reports, Manish Ram, a resident of Dalit basti of the village, had an affair with a girl of the same basti but their families opposed this relationship.
Manish’s family had sent him to Mumbai for earning to keep him away from girl. Recently, he had returned from Mumbai and started meeting the girl.
On Tuesday night, he had gone to meet the girl when her family members caught him and made him captive. They tied his hands and legs and thrashed him.
Meanwhile, Manish’s family members came to know of the incident and informed the police. But by the time police arrived, the accused fled the scene. The police rescued the youth and rushed him to the hospital where he was declared dead.
Azamgarh SP Sudhir Kumar Singh said that five persons including the girl have been detained for interrogation. The investigation is underway.