BAREILLY: In a macabre act, a man allegedly beheaded his 20-year-old

after learning about the latter’s alleged illicit relationship with his wife in

under Bhamora police station here on Saturday midnight.

According to police, victim Avdhesh Yadav (20) and his cousin Satyaveer Yadav (19) were sleeping at a dairy farm when the accused, Jagat Singh Yadav, attacked them. Jagat kept attacking Avdhesh with a sharped-aged object until his head severed, while Satyaveer sustained injuries on his hands, said police.

Satyaveer is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in

, while Avdhesh’s body was sent for autopsy. An FIR under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) has been registered against Jagat, who is at the large.

Avdhesh, a bachelor and a

, used to work and stay at the dairy farm of Mohammed Anees along with his cousin and another uncle Munesh Yadav.

Bhamora police station SHO Javed Khan told TOI, “According to complaint, the assault was the result of the victim’s illicit relationship with the accused’s wife. The accused is absconding, but we will arrest him soon.”

Recalling the “frightful night”, Satyaveer told TOI, “Jagat attacked Avdhesh repeatedly and then he attacked me. I received injuries on my arm.”