Gorakhpur: A man was beaten to death in a clash between two groups ober poll rivalry in Nariyaon village under Maiel police station limit of Deoria district on Wednesday night.
On the complaint of family members of the deceased, a case has been filed against four accused and two of them have been nabbed on Thursday, said the police.
As per the reports, one Gulab Pal, son of Ramdhari (38), worked as a carpenter in Nariyaon village and was a supporter of a candidate in Panchayat election of Nariyaon village. On Wednesday late evening, Gulab Pal was returning home along with other supporters of the candidate after the electoral meet. On the way the supporters of another candidate met him and had a verbal clash with him. The argument turned violent as the other group attacked Pal with wooden sticks and thrashed him. He was rushed to Bhagalpur health centre where the doctor declared him dead.