A clash over a petty dispute in Barabanki on Thursday morning led to the death of a woman while her son, daughter and sister-in-law were critically injured.
The local police later rushed to the spot and admitted the injured to hospital. They also registered a case and were making efforts to arrest the accused.
Reports said that there was an old dispute between Rajendra Prasad of Khasi Sarai in Fatehpur Kotwali area and Rakesh Kumar of the same locality. The situation took an ugly turn when eucalyptus saplings were planted near the bounds of the fields 15 days ago. Finding the plants on Wednesday evening, Rakesh got agitated and reached Rajendra’s house and started hurling abuses. The villagers intervened and pacified both sides.
On Thursday morning, the dispute started again between the two sides and ended in a fight in which Rakesh Kumar Mukesh and Shivam attacked Ramlali (45), her daughter Rakhi (16), son Vivek (12) and her sister-in-law Maya Devi (32) with sticks and rods. All the four were critically injured before the local villagers again intervened and rescued them. They were taken to the community health centre. Seeing Ramlali's critical condition, she was referred to the district hospital where she died.
Meanwhile, the local police, after learning about the incident, reached the spot and also visited the hospital. The police registered a case in this regard against Rakesh Kumar and his family members and were making efforts to nab them. The body of the victim was sent for post-mortem.