Prayagraj: A 54-year-old journalist was brutally hacked to death by unidentified assailants near a hotel here, police said on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Manish Shandilya identified the victim as Laxmi Narayan Singh, also known as Pappu, who succumbed to his injuries after the attack.
According to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Pushkar Verma, Singh was assaulted with a sharp-edged weapon on Thursday evening. He was rushed to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital in a critical condition, but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Verma said Singh was the nephew of former High Court Bar Association president Ashok Singh.
Police have launched an investigation and are scanning CCTV footage from the area to identify the culprits. Efforts are on to track down and arrest those involved, officials added.
