Barabanki (UP), May 7 (PTI) A preacher seeking alms in Mallahanpurva village got into a quarrel with a woman following which he was allegedly axed to death by a youth, police said on Saturday.
The accused, Alok Nishad, has been arrested, they said.
Superintendent of Police Purnendu Singh said the victim has been identified as Ramchandra Mallah (60), a resident of Lucknow’s Chinhat area, who used to seek alms.
On Friday too, he was seeking alms in the village when he got into a quarrel with a woman. Following this, Nishad attacked Mallah with an axe and killed him, he said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, the police officer said. PTI CORR NAV NSD NSD
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