An elderly woman was beaten to death in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the police, the woman died after being thrashed by revelers who broke into her house on Holi.

According to the police, the woman died after being thrashed by revelers who broke into her house on Holi. On March 29, 2021, a 60-year-old woman was beaten to death on opposing revelers from playing Holi outside her house in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, the Indian Express reported.

According to the report, the incident left five family members injured, including two women and three children. The house is located in Etawah's Mevati Tola area.

Speaking to PTI, Additional Superintendent of Police Prashant Kumar Prasad said that intoxicated revelers broke into the woman's house around 10 am and assaulted her with sticks and stones. He further said that when the woman's family members tried to save her, they too got thrashed. "She was rushed to the district hospital, where she succumbed," he added.

The police further said that they had lodged an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused. According to the Times of India, one of the accused identified as Ankit has been arrested, and a search for three others is underway.