India, Jan. 26 -- An advocate was allegedly crushed to death using a vehicle in Uttar Pradesh's Basti after being kidnapped and beaten up, police said on Sunday, adding that his estranged brother-in-law has been arrested in connection with the case.

The 50-year-old advocate, Chandrashekhar Yadav, was kidnapped on Saturday while he was returning home on a bike from Kaptanganj, where he had gone to attend a 'Thana Samadhan Diwas' event.

Chandrashekhar Yadav, a resident of Baidolia Ajaib in Kaptanganj police station area, was kidnapped by some people driving a Scorpio near Narayanpur village, news agency PTI quoted a police official as saying.

By the time the police got information about the kidnapping, the accused beat up Chandrashekhar ...