Bahraich (UP), Oct 21 (PTI) Residents of Trivedipurva village blocked the Bahraich-Huzoorpur road here and held a protest after a youth from their village was found dead in a sugarcane field on Tuesday morning.

The villagers placed the body of the man, identified as Shubham Singh (21), on the road and shouted slogans against the police.

As a precautionary measure, Ranipur police station, under whose jurisdiction the village falls, called for additional personnel from nearby police stations and deployed them.

According to police, Singh left home on Monday evening after receiving a call. On Tuesday morning, his body was found in the field about 150 metres from his home.

Upon receiving the information, police took possession of the body and sent it for post-mortem examination.

The villag

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