TENSION GRIPPED Sonpur village in Pratapgarh after a 70-year-old madrassa proprietor was crushed to loss of life, allegedly by members of one other group, over a land dispute on Saturday, police stated. Police recognized the sufferer as Maulana Mohammad Farooque. The prime accused, Chandramani Tiwari (45), and his household fled after locking their home, which is round 300 metres from the sufferer’s residence, police stated.
Native residents staged a highway blockade and a bunch of individuals pelted stones and allegedly broken the door of the home of the accused. The police had to make use of delicate power to disperse the gang.
The protest was known as off solely after senior administrative and law enforcement officials arrived and warranted the gang that strict motion could be taken towards the accused. The physique was later despatched for postmortem and the report is awaited.
On the premise of a criticism registered by the son of the deceased, Mohammad Asad, an FIR has been registered towards 5 individuals, together with Chandramani Tiwari, on the Jethwara police station. A girl can also be among the many accused named within the FIR.
Police groups have been deployed within the village, which is Muslim-dominated and situated about 35 km from the district headquarters. Senior police and administrative officers are additionally tenting within the village to watch the scenario.
The physique was later handed over to the household for last rites. The sufferer Maulana Mohammad Farooque, who’s from a well-off household,
had fame within the space, sources stated. The accused Chandramani is a farmer, they added.
Superintendent of Police, Pratapgarh, Satpal, stated the scenario within the space is beneath management. “Raid are underway to nab the accused,” stated Satpal.
Police stated preliminary investigations revealed that Farooque had bought a chunk of land from Chandramani Tiwari round seven years in the past. “Farooque had not taken possession of the bought land from Chandramani, who was utilizing the land for cultivation. Just lately, Chandramani borrowed more cash from Farooque,” stated a police officer.
A nephew of the deceased, Mohammad Sajid, stated, “On Friday afternoon, Chandramani got here to Farooque’s home and requested him to return to his residence the following day to take possession of the land.” He added that on Saturday morning, Farooque went to Chandramani’s home. “Throughout their dialogue, Chandramani and his household had been angered over some difficulty and attacked my uncle with sticks and different blunt objects. Listening to his cries for assist, some native residents reached the spot however my uncle had died by then,” stated Sajid.
The sufferer’s household has demanded compensation of Rs 50 lakh, a authorities job for a member of the household and the arrest of the accused. Senior administrative and police officers assured them that the calls for could be thought of, sources stated.