Pilibhit (UP), May 15 (PTI) A 45-year-old man was beaten to death by some unidentified people in a village here, police said on Monday.

Hardev Singh was sleeping in a hut to guard a farm in Hajra police station area on Sunday night when some miscreants tied him up and beat him to death, they said.

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They also broke Singh‘s hands and legs before fleeing the spot, police said.

Singh's blood-soaked body was found by some farmers the next morning. After getting information about the incident, villagers reached the spot and informed higher authorities., they said.

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The family members of the victim have not been able to tell anything about the reasons leading to the murder, they said.

Additional SP Anil Kumar Yadav said that a forensic team has reached the spot and it has collected evidence. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

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