Shukla said Deepak, who was travelling along with his brother-in-law, was attacked near the Fakharpur railway stationA 39-year-old man was beaten to death by five persons aboard a train allegedly over a seat dispute in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district late Friday night, railway police officials said.All the five accused have been arrested, it is learnt.The victim, Deepak Yadav, was travelling on the Delhi-Saharanpur passenger train while going to his native Patti Ahiran village in Baghpat, Government Railway Police Superintendent of Police (Moradabad) Ashutosh Shukla told The Indian Express.Yadav was a weekly commuter on the train, he added.Shukla said Deepak, who was travelling along with his brother-in-law, was attacked near the Fakharpur railway station.Those arrested have been identified as Sanjeev, Rahul, Vishal, Priyanshu and Siddharth, all residents of Khekra in Baghpat.“The victim fainted in the train after being hit on the head. On receiving information, a police team rushed him to the Khekra community health centre where he was declared dead,” the SP said.Story continues below this adFollowing Yadav’s death, an FIR was registered under Sections 103 (murder) and 191(2) (rioting) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), officials said.“An investigation is underway after arresting the five men,” said the SP.According to Yadav’s family, he had been working at a chandelier showroom in New Delhi for the past 15 years and travelled to Khekra every weekend.The family’s neighbour Rajveer Singh, 57, said a few months ago Yadav’s acquaintance had entered into an altercation with a group of men.Story continues below this ad“Deepak was not present at the time of that incident. But on Friday, his friends got down at Badarpur, the accused started attacking him. By the time we reached, he was dead,” said Singh.A video of the incident purportedly recorded by passengers surfaced on Saturday, where a group is seen attacking a man even as other passengers try to intervene.Neetika Jha is a Correspondent with The Indian Express. She covers crime, health, environment as well as stories of human interest, in Noida, Ghaziabad and western UP. When not on the field she is probably working on another story idea. On weekends, she loves to read fiction over a cup of coffee. The Thursday Murder club, Yellow Face and Before the Coffee Gets Cold were her recent favourites. She loves her garden as much as she loves her job. She is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Baghpat