Journalist hacked to death in UP | India News

PRAYAGRAJ: Laxmi Narayan Singh alias Pappu Singh (54), journalist by profession and nephew of former HC bar association chief Ashok Singh, was hacked to death near a hotel in Prayagraj, UP, Thursday, reports Rajeev Mani.The victim sustained over two dozen deep wounds to his neck, abdomen, and hands. He was rushed to the Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital where doctors declared him dead. Preliminary police investigation suggests the accused and the deceased had a dispute a few days back, but its exact cause is being probed, said additional commissioner of police Ajay Pal Sharma, adding, “Accused Vishal was arrested and we are looking for two others.“