<p>A 20-year-old son of a local journalist in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district was bludgeoned to death with an iron rod by unidentified men, police said.</p>.<p>Vishal Pandey is the son of journalist Umesh Pandey who works with a Hindi newspaper.</p>.<p>The victim, a resident of Ror village, was allegedly hit by a car and then beaten to death with an iron rod under "suspicious circumstances" in Atarsui Badli ka Purwa village, about 50 km from the district headquarters.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-watchman-kills-minor-boy-over-dispute-with-his-mother-held-1179522.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra: Watchman kills minor boy over dispute with his mother, held</a></strong></p>.<p>Police suspect an old animosity between the accused and the victim's father as the motive behind the gruesome murder.</p>.<p>A senior police official said that the victim's family filed a complaint and a case has been registered against seven people, including the former village head, Rang Bahadur.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/army-officer-fatally-shoots-wife-kills-self-in-punjabs-ferozepur-1179334.html" target="_blank">Army officer fatally shoots wife, kills self in Punjab's Ferozepur</a></strong></p>.<p>He said that Superintendent of Police Satpal Antil has suspended the station in-charge, Avan Dixit for laxity in duty.</p>.<p>The victim's body has been sent for post-mortem and further investigation is going on, he added.</p>
<p>A 20-year-old son of a local journalist in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district was bludgeoned to death with an iron rod by unidentified men, police said.</p>.<p>Vishal Pandey is the son of journalist Umesh Pandey who works with a Hindi newspaper.</p>.<p>The victim, a resident of Ror village, was allegedly hit by a car and then beaten to death with an iron rod under "suspicious circumstances" in Atarsui Badli ka Purwa village, about 50 km from the district headquarters.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-watchman-kills-minor-boy-over-dispute-with-his-mother-held-1179522.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra: Watchman kills minor boy over dispute with his mother, held</a></strong></p>.<p>Police suspect an old animosity between the accused and the victim's father as the motive behind the gruesome murder.</p>.<p>A senior police official said that the victim's family filed a complaint and a case has been registered against seven people, including the former village head, Rang Bahadur.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/army-officer-fatally-shoots-wife-kills-self-in-punjabs-ferozepur-1179334.html" target="_blank">Army officer fatally shoots wife, kills self in Punjab's Ferozepur</a></strong></p>.<p>He said that Superintendent of Police Satpal Antil has suspended the station in-charge, Avan Dixit for laxity in duty.</p>.<p>The victim's body has been sent for post-mortem and further investigation is going on, he added.</p>