Lucknow: A 27-year-old man was allegedly murdered over a financial dispute, with Barabanki police registering an FIR against three persons, including residents of his native village.The victim, Nitesh Maurya, a resident of Saraiya Mahipat Singh village in Sitapur district, was found in a blood-soaked condition near Pannu Dhaba on the national highway in Pisawan on Thursday night. He had injury marks on his neck.Police rushed him to the Community Health Centre in Maholi, from where he was referred to the district hospital. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment.Pisawan SHO Prabhat Gupta said Nitesh had left home on Wednesday for Bakshi Ka Talab in Lucknow to deliver a Karwa (earthen pot) to his sister. He was reportedly returning to his village on a motorcycle carrying a gas cylinder when the vehicle was found abandoned near Dafarpur crossing in Barabanki’s Baddupur area.His disappearance sparked suspicions of foul play, with some locals claiming he had been abducted. There were also apprehensions that he had been picked up from Baddupur and abandoned nearly 120 km away near Maigalganj in Lakhimpur Kheri.On Thursday, Nitesh reportedly reached Pisawan in an injured condition and sought help. After receiving information from Pannu Dhaba, police rushed to the spot and took him to hospital.Late on Thursday night, Barabanki police said a financial dispute had emerged as the suspected motive behind the murder. Barabanki SP Raveena Tyagi said an FIR had been registered against three named accused, including Manoj and Ankit, both residents of the victim’s village.Police have taken the three accused and several other suspects into custody for questioning.Nitesh operated a Jan Seva Kendra from a shop near Hussainpur bridge.
