Amethi: A 64-year-old retired Army captain was beaten to death by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district, police said on Sunday. Reacting strongly, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at the BJP government in the state alleging that it was not able to curb rising crimes.

The incident occurred on Saturday night in Godiyan ka Purva village under Kamrauli Police Station limits, they said. The retired Army personnel, Amanullah, and his wife were in their house when a group of people attacked them with sticks, his son told the police.