Mathura (UP), Jul 6 (PTI) A man was allegedly beaten to death while he was asleep here, police said on Thursday.

Dharamvir Singh (56) was sleeping outside his house in Shiv-Shakti Enclave Colony on Wednesday night when unidentified persons hit him with iron rods, resulting in his death, Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said.

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He said the family learnt about the murder only when the wife of the deceased tried to woke him up in the morning and saw the blood-soaked body.

A case has been registered and investigation initiated, Pandey said, adding the body has been sent for post-mortem.

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A hunt is on to nab the attackers, he said.

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