Man Robbed, Left For Dead Cries For Help As Bystanders Take Videos

Unidentified individuals in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh robbed a store owner, slit his throat and left him in a pool of blood at the scene, where bystanders later filmed the victim dying.

The 25-year-old victim, Vinay Verma, was on his way to meet a friend when he was attacked in Lakhimpur Kheri district Sunday night, the Times of India reported, citing police.

Verma, who had just taken out Rs 1 lakh ($1,215) from his shop prior to the attack, writhed in pain and cried for help as he was left on the road in a pool of blood, footage that surfaced on social media hours after the incident showed.

In another video that went viral, bystanders asked Verma to name his assailants as others continued to film him. An onlooker can also be heard in the video asking Verma to type his killers' names on a phone.

Police later arrived and took Verma to a local hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries.

Authorities were unable to record a statement from Verma before his death, according to Fardhan police station's station house officer Anil Saini.

Doctors said the victim could have been saved had he been brought to the hospital sooner, according to the outlet.

Police are now attempting to determine if there were any witnesses to the fatal robbery, Saini said.

They are also questioning a few suspects, the officer noted.

Verma, a resident of Gumchini village, leaves behind a wife who is four months into her pregnancy.

The attack occurred on the eve of this year's celebration of Diwali, a Hindu religious festival.

In a similar incident that happened earlier this month, a man who claimed he started "hearing voices" from using methamphetamine admitted to killing five people and robbing a convenience store at gunpoint.

James Douglas Drayton was arrested in Georgia on Oct. 10 after police found several fatally wounded people at a house in neighboring South Carolina the day prior.

The 24-year-old confessed to killing five people at the residence, which was described by authorities as a "safe haven" for drug users.

Drayton also admitted to committing an armed robbery at a convenience store using the murder weapon.

He told police that he had been using methamphetamine and that he had not slept in four days. Additionally, Drayton claimed he was "hearing voices."

Drayton was charged with four counts of homicide and four counts of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.