Uttar Pradesh: Retired policeman beaten to death in Allahabad, attack caught on camera
The police have named 10 people in the First Information Report but have not arrested anyone yet.
Unidentified men have beaten to death a retired police inspector in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad, NDTV reported on Tuesday. The attack, which took place on Monday morning, was caught on a CCTV camera.
In a 40-second video, 70-year-old Abdul Samad Khan is seen riding his bicycle when a man in a red shirt comes and starts beating him. He falls to the ground and tries to shield himself while another man watches from a terrace. Though several people pass by on cycles and two-wheelers, no one comes to his aid. Then two more men are seen joining the attack.
The attackers critically injured Khan and fled the spot. He was taken to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The police have named 10 people in the First Information Report but have not arrested anyone yet. The main attacker is believed to be a man named Junaid, the police said. He reportedly has at least 10 criminal cases against him.
The Allahabad Police said initial investigations suggest the men attacked Khan because of a land dispute and that they were his relatives, reported The Times of India.