LUCKNOW/KANPUR, April 24 -- The operator of a Lucknow gurukul was arrested on Thursday for allegedly beating an 11-year-old boy to death over three days - stripping him, forcing him to stand barefoot in the afternoon sun, denying him food, and assaulting him on the final night until he lost consciousness and did not recover, police said.

Saurabh Mishra, 27, who ran the Ramanuj Bhagwat Ved Vidyapeeth Gurukul in the Alamnagar area under the alias Kanhaiya, was arrested in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, and brought to Kanpur. He was remanded to jail along with his girlfriend, Harshita Soni, 23, who is accused of helping him destroy evidence. Police said they recovered smashed CCTV cameras, a DVR and the stick allegedly used in the assault.

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