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An unidentified man was bludgeoned to death in Himachal Pradesh, the police official stated on Tuesday. The body has been sent for a post-mortem. 

 

A resident of Mohalla Galua found the man’s body lying in a pool of blood at some distance from a road, as per the information shared by the police. 

 

The face of the deceased was smashed with stones, they said. 

 

A case of murder has been registered and investigations are underway, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Kumar Bhatia said. The CCTV footage of the Una city as well as the Haroli subdivision will be scanned to get a clue, he said. 

 

Meanwhile, yesterday, HP police informed that three men were arrested for allegedly killing an elderly couple in Chandpur village.  

 

One of the accused is the couple’s neighbour, they said, adding the three men were caught from Punjab. Some cash and jewellery were recovered from their possession, police said. 

 

Those arrested have been identified as Manoj Kumar (34) Suman Kumar (22) and Bhura Ram (37), police said, adding that they are looking for the murder weapon. 

 

On Sunday, when milk seller Rooplal did not deliver milk, some villagers went to his house but found neither him nor his wife Kamala Devi. 

When they went to the cowshed, built adjacent to the house, the elderly couple was found lying soaked in blood. 

 

A case of murder was registered on Sunday and an investigation is underway to know the reason behind the murder, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Headquarters, Madan Dhiman said.