Police have arrested a total of 8 people, including his father and five brothers, in connection with the murder of a son in UP’s Jaunpur over a land dispute. Police said the family killed their sixth son due to land disputes. The incident took place in Khargapur Khoiri village under Barsati police station on Thursday night.
According to the news agency, villager Kailash Nath Shukla called his sixth son Vinod Shukla (47) to his house on the pretext of a religious event, ‘where he and his five sons attacked Vinod following a land dispute, due to which he was seriously injured.
Vinod died on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at the hospital. According to the wife’s complaint, the police have registered a case against 14 people under the charge of murder. Kailash along with his five sons are absconding after the incident.
The in-charge of the station said that eight of the 14 suspects, including the father and five brothers, have been arrested. Police said that all the arrested accused belong to the same family.
