Boy beaten to death by girl's family in Muzaffarnagar

In a suspected case of honour killing, a boy was beaten to death allegedly by the girl's family members, who were opposed to his alliance with their daughter, police said today.

25-year-old Ases Mohd was beaten to death at Sarwat locality here yesterday, they said.

Kasmi Begum, mother of the boy, has lodged a complaint against four members of the girl's family alleging that her son was poisoned and later beaten to death.