Jaipur, February 21 A 30-year-old man with a history of criminal offenses was allegedly kidnapped in a car and brutally beaten by unidentified assailants here, resulting in severe injuries from which he succumbed during treatment, police said on Saturday.
The deceased, identified as Kunjilal Meena, a resident of Mund Fodi village, was allegedly abducted and taken to a forested area, where he was severely beaten and left in a critical condition in the car, they said.
Baijupada Station House Officer Jagdish Prasad said that police received information on Friday that Kunjilal, a known criminal, had been allegedly assaulted and brought to Lotawada village in a near-dead condition.
The critically injured man was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment.
Police said that more than 10 cases of robbery, assault, and other crimes were registered against the deceased at the Balahedi police station, and he had been declared a repeat offender.
Following his death, angry family members staged a protest outside the mortuary, refusing to allow a post-mortem examination until the accused were arrested.
Police said that the matter appeared to be a case of personal enmity.