A 35-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours following a dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, prompting the authorities to deploy police as the situation turned tense in the village, police said.
The victim’s death led to tensions in the village, as his relatives and other residents allegedly vandalised a house belonging to one of the accused. The incident occurred at a village under Daboh police station limits, around 65 km from the district headquarters, Saturday evening, the official said.
According to the police, the victim, Rudra Pratap Singh Jatav had an ongoing dispute with a family in the neighbourhood.
Bhind Superintendent of Police (SP) Asit Yadav told The Indian Express: “This was a fight between the two parties over a small dispute, which snowballed into a big fight. One of the accused hit the victim on the head with a stick during the fight which caused his death”.
The matter escalated Saturday and five members of the Kaurav family allegedly attacked him with sticks, leaving him seriously injured. An elderly man, who tried to intervene, was also hurt in the attack, said Rajesh Sharma, station house officer of the Daboh police station.
Police said that the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and later referred to Gwalior due to his critical condition for advanced health care, but he died on the way.
The news of Jatav’s death triggered tensions in the village, as his relatives and other villagers allegedly vandalised a house belonging to one of the accused and set fire to it along with a car and a motorcycle parked outside.
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Reinforcements from nearby police stations were also called in to restore order. “A First Information Report has been registered against the accused, Ranveer Kaurav, Ashu Kaurav, Prahlad Kaurav, Rajeev Kaurav, and Kunwar Singh Kaurav, under relevant Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and a search has been launched for them. Additional police forces have been deployed in the village to maintain peace,” SP Yadav said.
