Hamirpur (UP): A nonagenarian Dalit man was allegedly axed to death and his body set on fire by a person belonging to an upper caste outside a temple when he refused to pay him money, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred when Khimma Ahirwar - a resident of Bilgaon village - went to Maidani Baba temple here on Wednesday along with his wife, son and brother, when accused Sanjay Tiwari accosted him demanding money, SHO Jalalpur-Rath police station Ram Sahay Yadav said.