{
  "id": 14919820,
  "title": "Disturbing Video: Wife, Children Wail Beside Bloodied Body After UP Man Is Beaten To Death In Sitapur",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/disturbing-video-wife-children-wail-beside-bloodied-body-after-up-man",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:55:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/disturbing-video-wife-children-wail-beside-bloodied-body-after-up-man-is-beaten-to-death-in-sitapur"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A video emerging on social media depicts a woman and her children wailing beside a bloodied body on the side of a highway following a brutal murder in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district. The victim, identified as Manoj Gautam, was allegedly beaten to death with sticks near National Highway 30 in Kamalapur police station area around 6 PM on Thursday, as he returned from the market. The incident, which occurred near Ludhaura village panchayat, left his family devastated, especially his wife and minor children, who are heard sobbing inconsolably beside his body in the video.\n\nManoj Gautam was declared dead at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Kasmanda after the attackers brutally assaulted him, leaving him critically injured. Six people, including Shubham Singh, Dhirendra Singh, Narendra Singh, Kalpana, Dhirendra Singh's wife, and Sunita, Dharmendra Singh's wife, have been named as accused in the case. The motive behind the murder is suspected to be an old rivalry, but the exact circumstances leading to the attack are under investigation.\n\nSuperintendent of Police Ankur Agarwal, along with police personnel from various stations, arrived at the scene following the incident and initiated an investigation. The Sitapur Police registered a case under relevant sections of law and took four accused into custody. The victim's family has demanded action against the accused and a fair probe into the killing, expressing their demand for justice for their father amidst the heightened tension in the village and surrounding areas.",
  "summary": "A disturbing video showing a woman and her children wailing beside a bloodied body on a highway has surfaced on social media after a man was allegedly beaten to death over an old rivalry in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district. The victim, identified as Manoj Gautam, was allegedly attacked with sticks near National Highway 30 in the Kamalapur police station area around 6 pm on Thursday. The incident…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}