Old Enmity Resulted Death In Mau

  • 13-Jan-2021
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Tension arised in Chiraiya Kot area of Mau district on Wednesday, a day after a 20-year-old Dalit man was shot dead allegedly over “old enmity”. Family members of the deceased, Arvind, has named Rahul Singh, a member of the Thakur community, of killing him. The incident took place on Tuesday evening when Arvind was preparing for Indian Army recruitment, had gone for jogging with two friends, Aman and Abhishek. Both of them had fled the spot after the murder.

Police said, local residents of Asalpur village attacked a few houses belonging to members of the Thakur community.

Rahul's relative, Kailash Singh, suffered head injury during the attack. The villagers also protested with Arvind's body and blocked the road leading to the village. When a police team reached the spot, the protesters hurled stones at them and torched a police van. An additional police team was rushed to the spot. Police officers then convinced the protesters and brought the situation under control. 

 

According to police, there was a land dispute between the families of Arvind and Rahul since 2017. Last year in September, Arvind's uncle Munna Baghi who was the pradhan of Asalpur village was shot dead. Rahul, who is wanted in the murder case, has been absconding since then. Six other accused were arrested in this connection and are currently lodged in jail. Police have announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 in exchange for any information on Rahul.

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