KANPUR: A 37-year-old man died on Wednesday after he was allegedly assaulted, pinned to the roof of a car with his hands trapped between its window panes and dragged for around 1.5km by a group of attackers in Kanpur’s Hanumant Vihar area.
Police are examining CCTV footage as part of the investigation.
The incident took place on Tuesday night when Biru Singh Bhadauriya was returning home after visiting a Dussehra fair. The attackers allegedly rammed their car into him over an old rivalry before assaulting him and forcing him onto the vehicle’s roof.
They allegedly trapped both his hands between the window panes, shut the windows and drove at high speed for around 1.5km with Bhadauriya on the roof. The attackers then allegedly threw him onto the road and fled.
Bhadauriya was rushed to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital, where he died during treatment on Wednesday.
According to a post on the official Kanpur Commissionerate police handle, a man was seriously injured after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Arra Road on Tuesday night. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital the following day.
Police said a case had been registered under relevant sections and the postmortem examination had been conducted. Further legal action is underway, with investigators examining CCTV footage to establish the sequence of events and identify those involved.