Kaushambi (UP), Jul 16 (PTI) A 55-year-old farmer who was brutally attacked by some people while he was sleeping at his farm died during treatment on Wednesday, police said.
Premchand, a native of Bhelkha village under Manjhanpur Police Station limits, had gone to his fields Tuesday night as usual to guard his crops and sleep near a tube well, said Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Singh.
In the night, unidentified attackers assaulted him with sticks and sharp weapons, leaving him severely injured.
On Wednesday morning, his family members found him lying in a pool of blood and called police, Singh said.
He was rushed to the district hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, the officer added.
A case of murder has been registered against unidentified persons, and the body has been sent for post-mortem, Singh said. PTI COR ABN APL VN VN
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