India News: An unidentified man, who had allegedly entered a house to commit theft in Hardoi area early today, succumbed to injuries after being beaten up by the people before being handed over to the police.<br /><br />According to Superintendent of Police (City), at least three persons had sneaked into a house of one Ramesh Kumar Jaiswal, a resident of locality , at around 3 am. As the thieves went about stealing items, two of his brothers — Rajendra and Narendra — woke up. They alerted the neighbours and soon several residents gathered. As the thieves decided to beat a hasty retreat, one of them was caught. The others managed to escape with some booty.