A man attacked his uncle with a knife over an old land dispute in Utrao police station area here who died during treatment. The family members resorted to a chakka jam by placing the body on the road and demanded immediate arrest of the accused.
Anil alias Pintu Srivastava (42) of Uttara police station, used to support his family by doing farming and there was dispute going on with the elder brother regarding the land. Late in the evening on Diwali day an altercation took place between the two parties due to old rivalry. During the fight Anil was attacked by his nephew with a knife due to which he collapsed on the ground bleeding profusely. The family members immediately admitted him to the district hospital. The police was investigating the case by registering a case against four people - Satish Kumar Srivastava, son of Premchand, Shivam Srivastava and Satyam, sons of Satish Srivastava and Manju Srivastava, wife of Satish Chand, and an unknown person under several serious sections, including murderous assault. Meanwhile Anil died during treatment.
The family brought the body home and staged a chakka jam for hours demanding government assistance etc. ACP Sudhir Kumar, Handia inspector Dharmendra Dubey, SHO Pankaj Tripathi along with heavy police were present on the spot. After the assurance of ACP Handia, the family agreed. The police took the body into possession and sent it for the post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile a 23-year-old youth from Rampur Chauthar Sheshjainpur village under Mirganj police station of Jaunpur died when his motorcycle collided with a tractor in Janghai under Sarai Mamarej police station while going to Janghai market to buy Diwali items. Ramchandra Yadav of Mirganj police station was going on a bike through Jarauna Janghai road to buy goods for Diwali when his bike collided with a tractor coming from the opposite direction near Janghai Babanagar Kakarhwa in the morning due to which he died on the spot. On getting information the Sarai Mamarej police and his family members also reached the spot. The deceased, who used to earn money by driving a vehicle, was the second among three brothers and was married only four years ago and was a father of three-month-old child. Mother Sumitra, wife Reena Devi, sister Pooja and other family members are in a state of shock. Sarai Mamarej Janghai outpost incharge Kapil Chahal and other police personnel reached the spot, took the body into possession and sent it for the post-mortem.