Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Police Investigate Murder of Elderly Man in Kannauj
A 62-year-old man named Pravesh Dubey was found dead at his home.
He lived in Behrin village in Kannauj.
Police said he was sleeping in his verandah on Thursday night.
Someone attacked him with a sharp weapon.
Police are trying to find who carried out the attack.
They are also trying to learn why it happened.
The police have not yet identified the killers.
Dubey’s body was sent for a medical examination called a postmortem.
This examination can help investigators understand more about the death.
62-year-old Pravesh Dubey was found murdered at his home in Behrin village, Kannauj.
Dubey was attacked with a sharp weapon while sleeping in his verandah on Thursday night.
Police are working to identify the perpetrators and determine the motive.
Kannauj Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar said an investigation is underway.
Dubey’s body was sent for a postmortem examination.
- Who
- Pravesh Dubey, a 62-year-old man, was killed; Kannauj police are investigating.
- What
- Dubey was murdered in his home in an attack involving a sharp weapon.
- When
- The attack occurred on Thursday night; police reported the case on Friday.
- Where
- Dubey’s home in Behrin village, Kannauj district.
- Why
- The motive has not yet been established.
- Victim
- Pravesh Dubey, 62
- Incident
- Murder at the victim’s home
- Attack method
- Sharp weapon
- Location
- Behrin village, Kannauj district
- Investigation
- Police are seeking the killers and determining the motive
- Forensic action
- The body was sent for postmortem examination