Two dacoits beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh

Two dacoits were beaten to death while a third escaped after the criminals tried to enter a house and were caught by the villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district. The escaped dacoit is said to have run away with Rs 50,000 cash and car documents.

Lakhimpur (Uttar Pradesh): Two dacoits were beaten to death by villagers here, while a third escaped with Rs 50,000 cash and car documents, a police official said on Monday.

The incident took place in Belangarh village of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday night after the criminals tried to enter a house and were caught by the villagers.

The two criminals killed were identified as Shabbir and Raheesh, police said.