Manoj Gautam killed in daylight assault with sticks near Sitapur highway

On Thursday evening, Manoj Gautam was surrounded and struck with lathis near the Ludhaura gram panchayat area of Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, sustaining injuries that proved fatal at the Community Health Centre in Kasmanda. Following a family complaint, police registered an FIR against six people, including Shubham Singh, Dhirendra Singh, Narendra Singh, and the wives Kalpana and Sunita, with one suspect unnamed. Four of the accused have been taken into custody, while efforts continue to locate the remaining two.

Superintendent of Police Ankur Agrawal and officers from multiple stations inspected the scene and deployed four police teams to pursue the case. Preliminary reports suggest an old personal enmity may have triggered the assault, though the exact motive is still under investigation. The victim’s relatives are demanding a thorough probe and strict legal action.