Bhopal: A 20-year-old man died after jumping from a water tank in Bhopal district following a dispute with his family members over stopping him from consuming liquor, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Gunga village near the state capital, they said.
Angered by family members' rebukes for drinking, Shankar Ahirwar left home and climbed onto a community water tank, located at a height in the village, Gunga police station in-charge Rinku Jatav said.
Family members tried to persuade him to come down, and his brother also climbed up to try to stop him, but he jumped and died on the spot, the official said.
The police have registered a case and are investigating it, he added.