Youth beaten to death, tension in Yadgir

Gulbarga, Mar 4 (UNI) Tension prevailed in Yadgir Town in Gulbarga district of Karnataka following the death of a youth, after he was allegedly beaten up by a group of people belonging to a particular community last night.

Police said that the group were collecting contributions from traders for Holi festival. When the youth refused to give money the group started beating him. The youth after reaching home, collapsed and when he was taken to Hospital the doctors declared him dead.

This led to communal tension in the town. One battalion of Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) was deployed in the town and the situation was stated to be tense but under control.

Superintendent of Police Manish Kharbakar told UNI that the situation is peaceful and no arrest had been made so far in connection with attack on the youth.

UNI