Mentally unstable youth kills grandfather, nabbed

Varanasi hosp nurse found murdered PRAYAGRAJ: A 38-year-old woman working as a nurse in a private hospital in Varanasi was allegedly bludgeoned to death and her body was found near Jogipura area under Mauaima police station on Wednesday morning.

The woman was on way to Aruaon Sitau Ka Pura village in Holagarh area of Prayagraj when the incident happened. Police registered a case against unidentified killers on the complaint of the victim’s husband on Thursday.

As per the police, the victim, identified as Rinki Yadav, hailing from Virbhanpur village under Baghrai police station of Pratapgarh worked as a nurse in a private hospital in Varanasi. Rinki left Varanasi for Aruaon Sitau Ka Pura village in Holagarh area of Prayagraj to attend a family function at her sister’s house. But she never reached her intended destination.

PRAYAGRAJ: A mentally unstable youth killed his grandfather in his sleep by attacking him with a stick and a brick in Badalganj village under Ghoorpur police station area on Wednesday night.

Police arrived at the site on getting the information and arrested the youth. Police said that the victim, 65-year-old Vijay Bahadur was a resident of Chitauri village of the police station area and lived with his sonin-law Gagan in Badalganj. On Wednesday night, the old man was sleeping on the cot when Gagan’s son Sukhraj suddenly came home at night and attacked the sleeping old man with a stick and brick killing him on the spot. Police reached the site and arrested the accused.