Six people killed in U.P. over property dispute; tension mounts in region
The Hindu
Six people, incl. five family members, killed in Deoria district's Fatehpur village due to long-standing property dispute. Prem Yadav, village strongman, killed when woman attacked him with sharp-edged weapon. Hundreds of his supporters barged into Dubey's house, killing him and four family members. U.P. police arrested two people, deployed police force in village. CM Yogi Adityanath condemned incident, ordered strictest action. SP president Akhilesh Yadav called for high-level investigation, alleging governance failure.
Six persons including five of a family were killed on Monday in violence over land in Fatehpur village of Rudrapur area here, police said. The incident, which included the killing of two minors, sparked tension in the region leading to heavy deployment of police force in the village and adjoining regions.
Former district panchayat member Prem Yadav, 50, was attacked with sharp edged weapons and killed by his rival Satyaprakash Dubey and his family when he went to his house.
When the news of Mr. Yadav’s murder spread in the village, hundreds of his supporters allegedly barged into Mr. Dubey’s house and brutally killed Dubey and five members of his family, including children.
Besides 54-year-old Dubey, his wife Kiran Dubey, 52, daughters Saloni, 18, and Nandani, 10, and son Gandhi, 15, were killed in the attack.
Dubey’s 8-year-old son Anmol was injured in the attack and has been referred to BRD Medical college, Gorakhpur, where his condition was stated to be serious.
The violence erupted out of a land dispute the two families were locked in.
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the killings, Kumar said.
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