PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 25 -- A 54-year-old man was brutally hacked to death in Civil Lines here on Thursday night, police said. The killers inflicted more than two dozen blows on his stomach, neck, and hands with a sharp-edged object before fleeing, they added.

Identified as Laxmi Narayan Singh, 54, the victim was the nephew of Allahabad High Court Bar Association's (HCBA's) former president Ashok Singh. After the assault, he was rushed to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital (SRNH), where he succumbed to his injuries.

Meanwhile, the key suspect, identified as one Vishal Harijan, was nabbed in a police encounter later in the night. He received bullet injuries in both his legs and was admitted to SRNH. Also, police detained two more suspects and were se...