A robber was today allegedly beaten to death and another was seriously injured while they were attempting to flee after looting a manager of a bank in Patti area here, police said.
Pawan Kumar Verma, manager of SBI branch, was intercepted by three motorcycle borne assailants and was looted off one lakh near Barahupur village at gun point, they said.
When Verma raised alarm the accused - Sonu Singh and Monu Singh - were nabbed by the villagers, while their acomplice Manoj managed to escape, they said.
Both the accused were assaulted by the local residents and were taken to a hospital, where doctors declared Monu brought dead, police said.
Sonu, who sustained serious injuries, has been referred to Allahabad for treatment, they added.
