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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Abhigyan Kundu hits 209 not out for first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India
Dubai (PTI): Wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu on Tuesday created history with first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India, scoring an unbeaten against Malaysia in the U-19 Asia Cup match here.
The 17-year-old Kundu thus recorded only the second instance of a double century in Youth ODIs after South Africa's Jorich Van Schalkwyk, who had scored 215 off 153 balls against Zimbabwe earlier this year in Harare.
Batting at No 5, the left-handed Kundu hit an overall 19 fours and seven sixes to smash 209 not out off only 125 balls.
His knock powered India U-19 to a huge 408 for seven batting first.
Earlier in the same tournament, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had scored a 95-ball 171 against the UAE, which is overall the ninth highest individual score in the format.
