35-yr-old man caned to death in UP by village head's husband

Shahjahanpur: A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on Thursday by the husband of a village head and his associates over a dispute in the Shahjahanpur district, police said.

Chotey Lal had a dispute with Rajesh Kumar, the husband of the Rujari village's pradhan, over a walkway on Thursday.

He was allegedly caned to death on Thursday morning by Kumar and his associates while he was going to a doctor's clinic, said Manoj Kumar, Tilhar police station incharge.

Lal succumbed to his injuries on the spot and his body has been sent for post-mortem, Kumar said, adding an FIR has been filed against eight persons, who are absconding.