Lucknow, Aug. 19 -- A 35-year-old man recovering from a fractured leg died allegedly after he was treated by a quack in the Kakori area near here on Saturday, police said.

As per the police, the quack, identified as one Abhishek and who hails from Unnao's Unchagaon, allegedly violently jolted Umashankar's injured leg in an attempt to 'cure' him, after which the latter died. The incident took place in Bahaduram under Kakori police station limits, and a case under the relevant BNS section was registered on Monday, officials added.

Station house officer Satish Chandra said charges of culpable homicide under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) had been invoked, and a postmortem examination was also conducted. "Preliminary findi...