Man, 40, dies in family land dispute at Manora village in Vidisha; relatives accused of assault

Members of the same family clashed over land in Manora village, under the Gyaraspur police station area of Vidisha district. Nilesh Raghuvanshi, 40, died during the fight in the field. His family alleges that relatives beat him up and also tried to run him over with a tractor.

According to the family, Nilesh was sowing in the field with his nephew Harsh when some members of the family arrived at the field with two tractors. An argument over the land began there. Harsh alleges that the relatives assaulted his uncle Nilesh during this.

Harsh said that after the dispute the accused began to leave with the tractors. At that moment they drove a tractor towards his elder uncle Khelan Singh, who was injured. The family also says the accused drove a tractor at Nilesh to run him over, but it stopped because the other tractor came in front of it.

After the incident Nilesh was taken in a serious condition to Vidisha Medical College, where doctors declared him dead after examining him. His body was sent for post-mortem on Monday.

The family also said there had been a dispute within the family over the land last year as well. Community members had then stepped in and brokered a settlement between both sides.

Superintendent of Police Rohit Kashwani said a case of a man's death had come to light in the Gyaraspur police station area. The post-mortem is being conducted. The land dispute between the two sides is also being investigated. According to the SP, further action will be taken on the basis of the facts that emerge from the post-mortem report and the investigation.