A student leader associated with the Samajwadi Party (SP) died on Tuesday after some unidentified persons with sticks attacked him, police said.
Following the death, Japlinganj police outpost incharge Varun Rakesh has been suspended, a senior police officer said.
Hemant Yadav (23) and Alok Yadav (20) were assaulted while they were exiting the Satish Chandra Degree College, they said.
Both of them were rushed to the hospital, where Hemant died.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Durga Prasad Tiwari said the attack was a fallout of an old enmity.
A probe is on in the matter and four teams have been constituted to arrest those involved in the act, he added.
Sushil Pandey, district media incharge of the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, said Hemant was associated with the party and was the student leader of the degree college.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Maharahstra Assembly Elections: What Do Mumbai's New-Age Professionals Want?
Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Former Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki In Arson Case All INDIA Bloc Candidates To Fight UP Bypolls On 'Cycle' Symbol: Akhilesh Yadav Congress Agreed To Contest 2 Seats In UP? Samajwadi Party's Claim Contested More Pollution Curbs In Delhi From Tomorrow As Air Quality Turns To 'Severe+' 2 Women Try To Save Friend From Drowning In Swimming Pool, All Of Them Die Headless Body Of 2-Year-Old Hostage, Grandmother Found In Manipur River Jharkhand BJP Told To Take Down Social Media Post As It Violates Poll Code CMAT 2025: Registration Underway, Check, Deadline, Marking Scheme More Pollution Curbs In Delhi From Tomorrow As Air Quality Turns To 'Severe+' Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.