Elderly Man Beaten to Death in Deoria Drunken Brawl

• Mahant Gond, 55, was allegedly beaten to death during a drunken brawl in Samogar village, Deoria.
• The incident occurred on Tuesday night near a temple where a kirtan-bhajan program was ongoing.
• Gond intervened when intoxicated men demanded money for liquor from his son, Suraj, leading to the assault.
• He collapsed after being seriously injured and was declared dead at Maharshi Deoraha Baba Medical College.
• Police have deployed additional forces to Samogar village to maintain peace, and further legal action is pending a complaint.