A man was killed with a tractor by his brother in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur as two families were embroiled in a conflict over a plot of land. According to police, the accused, Damodar, allegedly drove the tractor eight times on his brother Nirpat until he died, adding that Damodar has been arrested.
The families of Bahadur Singh and Atar Singh were involved in an old dispute over a land in Bharatpur. While, Bahadur Singh’s family reached the disputed plot on a tractor. Athar Singh’s family came later.
The two families then violently 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. Even as the other family members intervened, Damodar continued and brutally killed his brother on the spot.
Around 10 people have been injured in the clashes and are being treated at a hospital. The police have registered a case and detained four for questioning.
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, including his son Nirpat.
The BJP has attacked the ruling Congress in Rajasthan over thIS incident. In a direct attack on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, BJP’s Sambit Patra said, “Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has to project she has the spine and the gall to visit Bharatpur, to visit the place where this gruesome incident, this gruesome murder took place only a while ago, and the video which has gone viral across the country and beyond is heartwrenching. This is a call to Priyanka Vadra.”
“We were going to talk about a serious issue in this press conference but I could not stop myself after watching this video. That is why I challenge you to go there,” he added.
The incident has caused fear through the community, highlighting the gravity of unresolved land disputes. Local law enforcement is currently investigating the case.
