Kanpur: A young man was stopped on his scooter and strangled. The accused, who resisted with abusive language, had his neck chain broken before fleeing. An investigation has begun.

In Kanpur's Armapur, on Thursday morning, a drunk youth blocked the road and attacked Deepak Kumar, a resident of Vijay Nagar. When he protested against the abuse, the accused first assaulted him and then tried to kill him by strangling him.