Kanpur: A 55-year-old woman died in Charkhari town of Mahoba after a youth, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, struck her several times on the head with a stone late Monday, police said.According to police, the accused, Rakesh Kumar, was abusing his uncle in an intoxicated state. During the altercation, he allegedly turned towards the woman, who was sitting at a nearby grocery shop.Police said the accused allegedly asked the woman to move before picking up a stone slab and striking her on the head three times.She was taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Charkhari, where she died during treatment.According to the attending doctor, Dr Vinay Kumar Patel, the woman’s condition was extremely critical when she was brought to the hospital.After receiving information about the incident, police reached the spot and began an investigation.Family members alleged that the accused often created a ruckus in the locality while intoxicated and had assaulted several people in the past as well.Police said the accused has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway.
