Man killed by girl's kin over meeting her

A 22-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by the family members of the girl here when he had gone to meet her, police said on Friday.

The incident took place in a locality under Rasulpur police station limits on Thursday, they said.

Pawan, resident of Shanti Nagar, had gone to meet the girl on Thursday evening when her family members severely beaten him up, Rasulpur Station House Officer (SHO) Fateh Bahadur Bhadoriya said.

He succumbed to the injuries at hospital later in the night, the SHO said. He said a case has been lodged against six people, including the father of the girl and five people have been taken into custody.

The body was sent for post-mortem and further investigations are on, the SHO added.