India News | Farmer Murdered in UP's Fatehpur

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A farmer was murdered with a spade at Senpur village in the Hathgam area here, police said on Friday.

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Fatehpur (UP), Oct 14 (PTI) A farmer was murdered with a spade at Senpur village in the Hathgam area here, police said on Friday.

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Aniruddha Singh said Ramasray Yadav (50) of Senpur village was working in his fields when he had an argument with four other villagers on Thursday evening.

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"The argument escalated and Yadav was attacked with a spade," he said.

A police team that reached the spot took Yadav to a hospital, where he was declared dead.

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The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination and police have registered a case. They have formed teams to arrest the accused.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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