Kasganj (UP), March 6 A woman was beaten to death in her house by her brother-in-law and other family members in the presence of her 8-year-old son, police said on Friday.
The fatal assault took place in Bhabupura village in Uttar Pradesh while her husband was away in Aligarh on Thursday.
According to police, the 8-year-old boy called his father, Pawan Kumar, that his brother and other relatives were brutally attacking his mother, Ruchi (35), inside a room.
Pawan immediately informed the villagers and the police emergency service. Police arrived at the scene to find the woman in a critical condition. All the accused had also fled, police said.
Ruchi was rushed to the hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. The child said he had fled to a friend's house to call his father.
Additional Superintendent of Police Sushil Kumar Ganga Prasad said, "The main accused, Neeraj, has been on the run since the incident. Police have apprehended the accused's wife, son, and daughter and have begun questioning them."
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.
