In Rajasthan, a man was brutally crushed to death with a tractor by his brother in Bharatpur district as two families clashed over a plot of land, the police said. The accused, Damodar, allegedly drove the tractor back and forth eight times on his brother Nirpat until he died, they said, adding that Damodar has been arrested.According to Omprakash Kilaniya, Assistant Superintendent of Police Bharatpur,there was a fight between the two parties three days back as well. There was a fight again between them, and it seems the brother hopped on a tractor and killed Nirpat.
There was a long-standing land dispute between Nirpat and Damodar, police said.So far, six people have been detained by the police and a search is underway to catch the rest of the accused.The families of Bahadur Singh and Atar Singh were embroiled in a long-drawn dispute over a piece of land. On Wednesday morning, Bahadur Singh's family reached the disputed plot on a tractor. Athar Singh's family came a while later.Soon, the two families clashed and started attacking the other with sticks and stones. Villagers claimed they heard gunshots.During the clash, when one of Atar Singh's sons, Nirpat, fell to the ground, his brother ran him over eight times with the tractor until he died.According to reports, the two families had clashed five days ago, when Bahadur Singh and his younger brother, Janak, were injured. The family had filed a case against Atar Singh's family, including his son Nirpat.
The incident is drawing widespread criticism from people and the opposition in Rajasthan.Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra condemned the Rajasthan incident and said it was the condition in "all Congress-ruled states". He also demanded Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, who was visiting the poll-bound state on Wednesday, to also visit Bharatpur. Rajasthan BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat called the incident "heart-wrenching" and slammed the Congress-led Rajasthan government for it.
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