NEW DELHI – A 50-year-old Muslim man was beaten to death by three youth for objecting to his daughter’s molestation in Madaniya village under Meja police station in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, according to reports.
The accused, identified as Madhav Nishad, Kallu and Golu, allegedly passed lewd comments on Majid Ali’s daughter Sadia when she had gone to a nearby mango orchard. They also forcibly caught her hand. She somehow managed to escape from their grip and reached home.
On knowing the incident, an outraged Majid took along his son and went to the place where the incident had happened. There, they were caught by the three youths and five more people. They brutally assaulted the father and son duo.
As per media reports, severely wounded Majid collapsed at the door of his house and died after some time.
According to Hindi daily Amar Ujala, police have lodged a case against the eight miscreants and taken into custody the three main accused. The body of the deceased has been sent for post mortem.
Three women, reportedly the mothers of the accused, have also been taken into custody.