Varanasi, Dec 26 (PTI) A 45-year-old man riding a cycle was killed after being hit by a vehicle near Shahpur village on the Varanasi-Ghazipur Highway, police said on Thursday.
The victim was identified as Nathu Prasad Rajbhar, a resident of Chaubepur, they said.
Following the incident, enraged villagers blocked the highway by placing the victim’s body on the road leading to a traffic snarl. Senior officials reached the spot and pacified the villagers, additional deputy commissioner of police Sarvanan T said.
The was taken to a mortuary for a post-mortem, he said. PTI COR CDN RHL
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