Man thrashes woman to death, claims he would bring her back

Udaipur: An inebriated man allegedly thrashed an 85-year-old woman to death in Udaipur district, police said on Sunday. A purported video of the incident which happened in Tarpal village falling under Saira police station area on Saturday also surfaced on social media, they said.

In the video, accused Pratap Singh (70) can be seen beating up the woman with an umbrella and also hitting her with his legs near the Mahadev temple. He also claims to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva while thrashing the woman. The elderly woman, in the video, is seen pleading for mercy. Meanwhile, another person standing near him kept telling the accused not to do so. Minors who shot the video also tried to stop the accused but to no avail. The accused can be heard saying “I’m a bhakt of Bholenath” to the woman before hitting her repeatedly.