SITAPUR: The parents of a Muslim boy were beaten to death by his neighbours after he eloped with a Hindu girl. The incident took place in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. Abbas and his wife Kamarul Nisha died. They were brutally beaten to death with iron rods and sticks.The couple died on the spot. The accused immediately fled from the spot.

A few years ago, Abbas' son Shaukat was in love with a neighbour girl named Ruby. In 2020, both eloped, but Shaukat was arrested by the police as the girl was underage. He was released on bail a few days ago and married the girl and eloped again. Enraged by this, people including the girl's father beat the boy's parents to death.

The police said that three people have been arrested in the incident and the search for the other two accused is on.