Youth killed in UP; five persons booked

A 24-year-old youth was killed allegedly by a group of persons in Bura Bazaar area here following which five persons have been booked, police said today.
The incident took place on Monday night when Jahangir was first beaten by a woman alleging that he snatched her golden chain, police said.
After this, he was beaten by some persons from the same locality where in he suffered serious injuries ,they said.
He was admitted to the district hospital but since his condition deteriorated, he was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh but succumbed on the way, police said.
Yesterday, his relatives and the locals staged a protest on the Chilkana road demanding registration of a case.

Deputy Collector Bhanu Pratap Singh yesterday announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to the victim's kin and following a complaint by the victim's brother Mohammad Umar, five persons-Rajiv Joshi, Shashank Singh, Nitin Khatri, Anupan Garg and Sarang Bhushan have been booked in connection with the case.
As a mark of protest against the registration of case, traders observed a bandh today but later opened their shops in the evening, police said.
Extra police personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order situation, they said.