BIJNOR: Seven inebriated persons allegedly thrashed a 45-year-old milkman to death after he refused to lend butter milk to them. Four accused have been arrested while the hunt is on to nab the rest.

The victim has been identified as Buniyad Ali of Muzahidpur. According to police, his body was found in a

field on Sunday. The accused have been defied as Shameen Hasan, Areef of Yusuf Nagar, Hazaru of Pipala Jahgeer and Akeel of Noorpur town.

Talking to TOI, Noorpur station house officer Vinay Kumar said, “The accused got enraged after Ali refused to lend them butter milk. After killing him, they dumped Ali’s body at a sugarcane field and escaped. During the investigation, they confessed to have committed the crime.”

Kumar added, “There were seven persons involved in the crime. The rest of them, three are at large so far. They will be arrested soon.”

Police have registered the case against accused under sections147 (punishment for rioting), 302 (murder), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of the Indian Penal Code based on the complaint of deceased’s family members.