India, June 26 -- A 35-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on Friday over an alleged extramarital relationship in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said.

Barmer Rural station house officer (SHO) Vikram Charan said, "Prima facie, the murder appears to have been triggered by an alleged extramarital relationship. The body has been shifted to the district hospital mortuary, and evidence has been collected from the scene. Further action will be taken based on the complaint lodged by the victim's family."

Police have launched an investigation and are searching for the accused people.

The deceased identified as Magaram, a resident of Sanwlor village in Chohtan area, was brutally assaulted by the relatives of a married woman while he ...