Although the police have refuted the claims, the family members of the man, identified as Asaram, and residents of his village, protested with his body and blocked the Lakhimpur-Maigalganj highway on Saturday morning.
A murder accused, out on bail, was shot dead on a busy road in UP's Sultanpur district. The incident happened on April 7. The victim, Vijay Narayan Singh, was jailed for the murder of a government doctor in September 2024.
Uttar Pradesh murder: A man identified as Kumar Kanaujiya, a daily-wage labourer, killed his wife, Vandana, over suspicion of an affair using a sickle and walked out with the severed head. For more news, follow News18.com