50yo man dies in clash between 2 families over minor’s elopement
The deceased, Ramesh , was the uncle of the youth accused of taking away the minor on Oct 3. The girl’s family had lodged an FIR following the incident, triggering tension between the two families, whose houses are around 100 metres apart under Katra police station limits. Stay updated with the latest Bareilly news.
SP (Rural) Diksha Bhaware said the other injured people were undergoing treatment. “Police are probing the matter on the basis of a complaint, and further action will follow the investigation findings,” she said. Download the TOI App.
Bareilly : A 50-year-old man died, and nine others were injured after a dispute over the alleged elopement of a minor girl escalated into a violent clash between two neighbouring families in Shahjahanpur on Sunday night. Around 8 pm on Sunday, members of both families confronted each other over the dispute. A verbal altercation soon turned violent, with the two sides allegedly attacking each other with sticks and hurling bricks and stones.
Ramesh sustained critical injuries and was rushed to hospital, where he died during treatment. Nine others from both families were also injured. Videos of the clash surfaced on Monday.