Tension in Mau village after Dalit man shot useless over ‘old enmity’

Tension prevailed in Chiraiya Kot space of Mau district Wednesday, a day after a 20-year-old Dalit man was shot useless allegedly over “old enmity”. Family members of the deceased, Arvind, have accused Rahul Singh, a member of the Thakur group, of killing him.
According to police, the incident passed off on Tuesday night when Arvind, who was making ready for Indian Army recruitment, had gone for jogging with two buddies, Aman and Abhishek. Both of them fled the spot after the homicide.
Police stated that following his loss of life, residents of Asalpur village attacked a couple of homes belonging to members of the Thakur group. Rahul’s relative, Kailash Singh, suffered head harm through the assault. The villagers additionally protested with Arvind’s physique and blocked the highway resulting in the village. When a police group reached the spot, the protesters hurled stones at them and torched a police van. An further police group was rushed to the spot. The state of affairs was later introduced beneath management, they added.
Chiraiya Kot SHO Rupesh Kumar Singh stated a case of homicide has been lodged towards Rahul. No arrest has been made to this point, he stated. The SHO stated one other case of arson and stone pelting shall be lodged.

Mau SP Ghule Sushil Chandrabhan stated Aman and Abhishek have been traced on Wednesday and police are but to query them.
According to police, there was a land dispute between the households of Arvind and Rahul since 2017. In September final yr, Arvind’s uncle Munna Baghi, who was the pradhan of Asalpur village, was shot useless. Rahul, who is needed within the homicide case, has been absconding since then. Six different accused have been arrested on this connection and are presently in jail. Police have introduced a money reward of Rs 50,000 in change for any info on Rahul.