Elderly man denied water from the well by his son
“We are also going to obtain a restraining order against the accused, warning him not to indulge in violence,” said Vairag inspector Amul Kadbane. Police have since registered a non-cognisable offence. However, police say they cannot intervene in the dispute over the well itself. Pandarmise alleges that, for the past few weeks, his eldest son has refused to let his brothers draw water. He also claims that he approached police several times before action was taken.
In Vairag, 87-year-old Baban Pandarmise has accused his eldest son of abusing and shoving him and his wife.
The hearing is going on before revenue officials,” a senior Barshi division official said. Kolhapur: With wells drying up, water is turning thicker than blood in drought-hit parts of Solapur. The elderly man claimed he has been mistreated for trying to switch on a pump to draw water from the family well for their youngest son’s parched fields. There is another layer to the family feud. A land dispute has been simmering for years. “For the past five to six years, the dispute over the land has been going on. A stay was issued on the transfer of the land to the sons after the elderly farmer approached us.