MEERUT, Oct. 19 -- A 50-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death during a violent clash between two families in Shahjahanpur's Katra area in Uttar Pradesh late on Sunday night following a dispute over a minor's alleged elopement with a youth from the neighbourhood, police said.

Nine people from both sides were injured in the incident, videos of which surfaced on Monday. Five people, including two women, have been detained in connection with the incident, superintendent of police (rural) Diksha Bhavre said.

Police have registered a case under Section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which deals with culpable homicide, along with provisions relating to assault and abuse.

The deceased, Ramesh, was the uncle of Ranjit who was ac...