A tragic incident took place in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, where a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death, police confirmed on Sunday. The victim, Vishal Singh of Holi Ballia village, was attacked around 10 pm on Saturday.

According to Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma, Singh had gone outside the village on an errand when he encountered an unidentified assailant on Deoria-Karahkol road and stabbed him. Locals immediately took Singh to a community health centre, but as his condition worsened, he was transferred to Maharishi Devraha Baba Medical College in Deoria and later to BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, where he died.

At present, the police have not received a complaint from Singh’s family, which is necessary to formally register the case and initiate an investigation. Inspector Sharma examined the crime scene and additional police forces were deployed to the area as a security measure.

(With input from institutions.)