UP: Man beaten to death after being mistaken for thief
Shahjahanpur (UP)(PTI): A man was allegedly tied and beaten to death by security guards who mistook him for a thief at an under-construction housing colony here, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on Monday night in a colony under the Tilhar police station area, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Dwivedi told PTI. The man remains unidentified and was about 40 years old.
Narrating what had happened, Dwivedi said security guards posted at the site spotted three men roaming inside the colony late at night. When they called out to the three, two of the men fled while one was caught after a chase. The guards then tied the man's hands and legs.
According to Dwivedi, the man’s condition deteriorated soon after and the guards took him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
He had “Uday Wali” written on his wrist and bore multiple injury marks on his body, suggesting he may have been beaten before his death, the SP added.
Police have sent the body for a postmortem and launched an investigation into the incident.
In a similar incident in Raebareli last week, a 40-year-old Dalit man was lynched by a mob after they mistook him for a thief.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
