Pratapgarh (UP), May 2 (PTI) A 33-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his cousin in a village in the Maheshganj area on Saturday, police said.
Station House Officer Radhe Babu said the deceased, Vijay Shukla alias Pinku, a resident of Hariharpur in Baghray area, was living in Delhi.
His wife, Neha, stayed with their four children at her parental home in Rajapur Bindhan Jiyavan ka Purwa village. Shukla had arrived there from Delhi on Saturday afternoon when his maternal uncle’s son, Deepak Pandey, was also present, he said.
“As food was being served, Pandey attacked Shukla with a knife, inflicting multiple injuries,” the officer said, adding that Shukla was rushed to the Maheshganj Community Health Centre, from where he was referred to Kunda, where doctors declared him dead.
The accused fled the spot after the incident. Based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s family, a case of murder has been registered against Pandey and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained and further investigation is underway, police added. PTI COR CDN SHS SHS SHS
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