KANPUR, Feb. 18 -- A man who had changed his religion to marry the woman he loved allegedly killed her after she married someone else on Monday night. In retaliation, a mob lynched him, triggering tensions in Mahabara village under Pailani police limits, Banda.

The deceased woman, 23-year-old Zakreen, was attacked in her room by Rahul Valmiki, also known as Murshid Khan, a resident of Subada village. According to the first information report (FIR), Rahul entered the house through the roof and fatally stabbed Zakreen. Her mother, Hajra, rushed in upon hearing screams and found her daughter in a pool of blood, with Rahul holding a knife.

As news of the murder spread, enraged villagers overpowered Rahul and brutally beat him to death.

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