A man was murdered in Pratapgarh the wee hours of Tuesday. A case of murder has been registered against six people on the basis of a complaint filed by his wife, police said.
Ashok Kumar Harijan (50) was sleeping outside his house in Katata village under Mandhata police station limits in Pratapgarh when the accused attacked him and slit his throat. His wife and daughter woke up on Tuesday morning, only to find Ashok lying in a pool of blood, the police said.
The body was sent for autopsy and further probe was underway, SP Satpal Antil said.
Meanwhile in Sitapur, four people, including two minor girls, were killed when a speeding truck hit a bike on NH-24 on Tuesday morning. The mishap occurred at Hempur crossing under Imalia Sultanpur police station area.
Neeraj (35), his brother-in-law Rohit (30) and two girls aged under five died on the spot while two injured, a woman and a child, were hospitalised.
In two more incidents, two people, including a student of NEET, were killed at Lucknow-Kanpur highway and other areas. Reports said that Shreya (20), daughter of Sushil Kashyap of Pitambar Nagar in Sadar Kotwali area, was preparing for NEET. She lived in a hostel in Lucknow. She was going home from Lucknow by a bike along with Kuldeep (23), a resident of Birsinghpur village of Makhi police station area, on Monday evening. On the Lucknow-Kanpur highway, a speeding truck hit the bike from behind near Jagdishpur village of Ajgain Kotwali area. Shreya was killed in the accident while Kuldeep was grievously injured. The police rushed him to the district hospital from where he was referred to Kanpur after his condition deteriorated.
Satish (35), a resident of Harigarhi village of Makhi police station area of Unnao, was a farmer. On Monday, Satish went to attend a function in the village. When he was returning, his bike was hit by an SUV near Asarenda turn on Unnao-Sandila road. He was admitted to Miyaganj CHC where he died later.