PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 13 -- A 26-year-old man was allegedly lured to the house of a married woman he was romantically involved with, on the pretext of a meeting, and then tied to a concrete pole and brutally beaten in Raghavapur village, under the jurisdiction of Manjhanpur police station in Kaushambi.

The critically injured man was initially taken to a private hospital in Prayagraj, but later referred to SGPGIMS in Lucknow due to the severity of his condition. His family members said he has since slipped into a coma.

A case has been registered against five individuals, including the woman, her husband, elder brother-in-law, younger brother-in-law, and her brother. Police said three of the accused - the woman's husband, elder brother-in-law, ...