Police arrests another accused for beating man to death in UP's Muzaffarnagar

One more person was arrested in connection with the lynching of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district in August, police said Wednesday.

Anuj, who had been absconding for the last two months, was arrested Wednesday, the police said.

The victim, Kapil Tyagi, was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of being a thief at Bijopura village in the district on August 9, Circle Officer at Chapar Police Station Rizwan Ahmad said. The police had registered a case of murder against eight people. Three men have been arrested so far, Ahmad said.

(With inputs from agencies.)