Lucknow: A 32-year-old man was killed after a fight broke out among a group playing ludo under the Purania flyover under Aliganj and Madiaon police station areas on Saturday, police said.Abhishek Kumar Awasthi alias Rahul, a resident of Gairolli in Sitapur, was playing ludo with his friend Pradeep and some other youths when an argument turned into a violent clash.Pradeep Singh (40) went to a roadside salon, picked up a pair of scissors and attacked Rahul repeatedly in the chest and abdomen. Rahul collapsed and the assailant fled the spot. Police nabbed him later.ACP Shashi Prakash Mishra inspected the scene. A witness, Salim, said several youths gathered under the flyover to play ludo and were also consuming liquor. An argument broke out, following which a blood-soaked youth was found lying at the spot, prompting the witness to alert the police.Police said the injured man was taken to a hospital, following which his family took him to KGMU for further treatment. Rahul died during treatment.Rahul’s maternal cousin Shivam said when the family members reached the spot, Rahul was bleeding heavily and struggling for his life, while police personnel present there were only monitoring the situation.The family alleged that an ambulance was not called and that they ultimately took Rahul to KGMU in a rented auto-rickshaw. Shivam said Rahul had been married for around five years and had a four-year-old son.Additional DCP, North Zone, B N Singh, said police are investigating and Pradeep is being interrogated.
