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  India   Crime  23 Apr 2017  UP: Elderly man beaten to death, eyes gouged out

UP: Elderly man beaten to death, eyes gouged out

PTI
Published : Apr 23, 2017, 4:21 pm IST
Updated : Apr 23, 2017, 4:22 pm IST

A case of murder have been registered against three and a manhunt has been launched to arrest them.

Representational Image. (Photo: File)
 Representational Image. (Photo: File)

Balrampur (UP): An elderly man was brutally beaten to death by three persons who gouged out his eyes before dumping his body near a drain in Balrampur, police said on Sunday.

A case of murder have been registered against the three and a manhunt has been launched to arrest them, Circle Officer (city) Nitesh Singh said.

"Santram Gautam (65) was attacked by three persons last evening. He was mercilessly beaten, and his body was lying near a drain. His eyes were gouged out," he said.

The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem, the circle officer said.

Tags: murder, investigation, homicide
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh