Woman mowed down by grandson in Odisha over property dispute
Jajpur (PTI): A 70-year-old woman was allegedly run over and killed by her grandson in Odisha’s Jajpur district over a property dispute, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred at Khandarapur-Singada village under the Panikoili Police Station limits on Thursday, when the 23-year-old man mowed down his grandmother Kuli Sahoo, a senior officer said.
Villagers claimed that the deceased was not being taken care of by her son and was forced to stay at her married daughter's place.
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Unable to bear the physical and mental torture by her son, the elderly woman had filed a complaint with the local police and gifted part of her land parcels to her daughter, which triggered a property dispute, the locals said.
The incident occurred when the deceased was returning to her native place along with her daughter, the officer said.
"The elderly woman died on the spot after being knocked down by the grandson's vehicle while her daughter escaped narrowly," he said.
The accused fled the spot with his vehicle, the officer said, adding that a case was registered based on the complaint of the daughter.
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Five arrested in Kerala's Walayar for beating to death Jharkhand native
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.
The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.
The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.
According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.
As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.
