Kanpur: A 30-year-old man allegedly died under suspicious circumstances in Parmiyapurwa, under Kanpur’s Nawabganj police station area, early Friday, with his family accusing his wife and in-laws of assaulting him.According to family members, the deceased, Rajeev Nishad, was taken to Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital around 3 am, where doctors declared him dead.Police sent the body for postmortem, which they said would establish the cause of death.Rajeev’s maternal cousin, Ranjit, alleged that Rajeev’s wife, Anjali Nishad, her parents, Asha and Raju, and her brothers, Ram and Shyam, reached his house around 1 am and assaulted him. Rajeev was alone at the time.The family alleged that the accused chased Rajeev, who escaped to another house where his parents were staying and informed them about the assault. They also accused the in-laws of taking cash and jewellery from the house.They said that Rajeev had informed police after which Nawabganj police subsequently reached the spot.The family alleged that Anjali had a relationship with a youth from Pachor village and that the couple often argued over the issue. Anjali had earlier returned to her parental home following a dispute, after which the couple reached a compromise at Nawabganj police station. However, she again left for her parental home about a week ago following another dispute.The family further alleged that Anjali and her brother argued over the phone on Thursday.Nawabganj station in-charge Rajkesar Yadav said the family has accused Rajeev’s in-laws of murder. He said police would investigate and take necessary action after receiving a complaint, while the cause of death would be determined through the postmortem report and investigation.
