Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS): A mob torched a police station and three motorcycles in Uttar Pradesh after two policemen alleged thrashed a young man to death, officials said Tuesday.

Furious villagers in Lakhimpur Kheri also snatched away the weapons of the police personnel after beating them up.

They blocked the Lakhimpur-Dudhwa national highway for over four hours demanding that a murder case be slapped against the two men.

The station house officer (SHO) of the area and other policemen escaped the mob by hiding in nearby areas.

After the attack, heavy reinforcements and Provincial Armed Constabulary rushed to the spot.

The incident took place in Rainaganj village when two policemen came to pick up 25-year-old Rakesh over a crime.

When he and his family wanted to know the details of the complaint, the two policemen thrashed Rakesh, leaving him unconscious.

Rakesh was rushed to a community health centre where he was pronounced dead.

The mob violence then began. Even as police officers tried to pacify the protesters, they demanded that the two policemen be booked for murder.