A 50-year-old RSS functionary Rameshwar Tiwari was killed following a violent assault in Bheekam Chhapra village under Lar police station limits in Deoria.
Lucknow: A 50-year-old RSS functionary was killed after being allegedly assaulted in Bhikam Chhapra village of Deoria over an old family property dispute, police said. The victim, Rameshwar Tiwari, was attacked during a clash on Oct 1 and succumbed to his injuries the following day.
He said four police teams had been formed to arrest the accused. Police said there had been previous incidents linked to the dispute. After his death, his wife, Amrita Devi, lodged an FIR against several named and unidentified persons. DIG, Gorakhpur Range, S Channappa, meanwhile, suspended four cops — SHO Rakesh Singh, sub-inspector Rammoorat Ram, and constables Chandrabhan Bharti and Pritam Yadav — in connection with the incident.
Earlier complaints by Tiwari had led to police action, while a tractor driver associated with him was also allegedly beaten to death following a dispute with a local resident.