Sultanpur (UP)(PTI): A 53-year-old doctor posted at a community health centre was allegedly beaten to death over a land dispute in the Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday, police said.

Ghanshyam Tripathi was posted in the Jaisinghpur Community Health Centre.

Tripathi's wife Nisha Tripathi alleged that "some people who live in Narayanpur killed my husband over a land dispute".

"My husband came to the house in the evening, took Rs 3,000 from me and said it was for a person making a map. He left the house after having some snacks before returning after sometime on a rickshaw in an injured state," she said.

She alleged that the son of Narayanpur resident Jagdish Narayan Singh assaulted her husband.

He died in a hospital, she said.

Tripathi had purchased a land parcel located behind a Saraswati Shishu Mandir and there was "commotion" over it every day, Nisha Tripathi said.

Superintendent of Police Somen Barma said the perpertrators will be arrested soon.

Teams have been formed to nab the accused, he added.

 

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New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.

A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.

The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.

According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.

"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.

An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.