Unnao resident ‘beaten to death’ by Holi revellers, claims family; probe on

The police, however, stated that the post-mortem report cited heart failure as the cause of death and no injury marks were found on the body. Deepak Bhukar, Superintendent of Police, Unnao, said, “We are examining the case from all angles and looking into the allegations made by the deceased man’s family.”

According to a police officer, the family has named four people in the First Information Report (FIR), registered on charges of culpable homicide, at Kotwali police station. No arrests have been made so far.

The police said that on the day he died, Sharif arrived in an autorickshaw and was walking to his house in the Kotwali area when a group, including some boys, allegedly stopped him and attempted to forcibly apply colours on him.

Pramod Kumar Mishra, Station House Officer, Kotwali police station, stated that the victim’s family claimed that a heated argument ensued, after which the accused assaulted him and repeatedly slapped the man, leading to his death.

On Sunday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi took to X and alleged that Unnao resident Sharif was beaten to death. “His crime? He objected to being forcibly smeared with colour. My prayers are with his family. They are not only grieving their loss but also struggling against the police’s lies,” he said.

उन्नाव के शरीफ को कल पीट-पीट कर मार दिया गया। उनका जुर्म? उन्होंने उन पर जबरन रंग लगाने पर ऐतराज किया। मेरी दुआएं उनके घर वालों के साथ हैं। वो सिर्फ इस नुक्सान का ग़म ही नहीं मना रहे हैं, बल्कि पुलिस के झूठ से भी जूझ रहे हैं। पुलिस इस मामले को ये कहकर बंद करना चाहती है कि ये एक…

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) March 16, 2025

“The police want to close the case by calling it a heart attack, not a murder. This incident did not happen because Holi and Friday fell on the same day; it happened because every mob of hooligans now knows they have the protection of the police and administration,” the Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad added.