LUCKNOW, July 30 -- At least six individuals allegedly beat a 32-year-old man to death in the presence of his sister in the wee hours of Tuesday in a village under the Rahimabad police station limits of this district, police said.

The attackers, three of whom were women, allegedly barged into a house in Bakhuri and attacked Aman Dixit with a sharp object and a brick even as Aman's sister pleaded with them to spare him, police added. While one of the suspects was in police custody, the others were found to be absconding and their houses locked.

Police suspected that a property dispute could be the reason for the murder.

"The deceased was identified as Aman Dixit, 32, son of Sushil Dixit. Police have sent the body for post-mortem, and a ...