Saharanpur man beaten to death : A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people after he tried to intervene in a dispute over liquor prices in the Saharanpur district, police said on Wednesday. Police officials said the victim has been identified as Anil Kumar. According to police, the incident took place on Tuesday when a quarrel broke out between Anil and another man named Pushpendra at a liquor shop near the sugar mill in the Hariyabagh area.

Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Mangalik said, “Pushpendra called his associates, who arrived at the spot with sticks and attacked Anil, leaving him seriously injured. Kuldeep, who runs a canteen at the liquor shop, tried to intervene but he was also attacked.”

Anil died while Kuldeep is being treated at the district hospital, the official said. "The victim's family has filed a complaint and we have registered a case of murder. The matter is being investigated and the body has been sent for post-mortem," the Superintendent of Police said.