LUCKNOW, Sept. 24 -- A 22-year-old Muslim youth, Ali Abbas, was battered to death in Lucknow's Saadatganj area following a violent showdown over his relationship with a 21-year-old woman. The couple, who had been in love for four years, had plans to wed, said the deceased's kin. Invited to the woman's home by her brothers under the guise of a discussion about marriage, Abbas was confronted by her brothers - Himalaya Prajapati, 26, Sonu Prajapati, and Saurabh Prajapati, 30. He was assaulted with sticks and struck on the head with bricks, stated Lucknow Police. DCP (west) Vishwajeet Srivastava said: "The police were informed about some people attacking a youth and that he is unconscious. The Saadatganj team reached the place and took him to hospital, but he died. In a complaint to police, the victim's father alleged that his son was called by the accused to talk about marriage but was beaten to death." "Abbas collapsed and was rushed to the trauma centre, where he died during treatment. Based on the complaint submitted by the deceased's father, Arif Zameer, an e-rickshaw driver, an FIR under section 103(1) of BNS was registered against Himalaya, Sonu and Saurabh," said the DCP. Abbas' girlfriend reportedly dialled relatives to inform them of the grisly assault and later recorded a statement against her brothers before police, said officials. "Two of the accused, Saurabh Prajapati, 30, son of late Hublal, and Himalaya Prajapati, 26, son of late Kailash, were taken into custody while Sonu remains absconding," read the police statement. Zameer aid the couple had recently declared their wish to marry despite family opposition....