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Man killed in Dumka land dispute, three held

DUMKA: A person died while several others were critically injured in a fight over a

land dispute

among the members of a family in Mahubana village under

Ramgarh police station

on Tuesday night.

According to police, Suresh Mandal was killed by his

father Sukhdeo

, elder brother Hiralal and his sons Niranjan and Sumit with swords and iron rods around 11pm on Tuesday. An FIR was lodged against the four by Suresh’s

widow Mina Devi

, following which, police arrested Sukhdeo, Niranjan and Sumit, while Hiralal is absconding.

In a counter FIR, Sumit claimed Suresh had forcibly started construction on a piece of land owned by Sukhdeo. “When we objected to the ongoing construction work, Suresh, his wife and son attacked us with lethal weapons causing injuries to my father, grandfather, mother and elder brother,” Sumit’s FIR read.

Ramgarh police station in-charge Ravindra Kumar Singh said, “The incident happened after a dispute over the ownership of a piece of land purchased jointly by Suresh and Sukhdeo. The matter is being investigated,”

Meanwhile, Mina and her son, who were left injured in the scuffle, are undergoing treatment at the sadar hospital.

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