Man, 45, stabbed to death in Burhanpur's Mohad village; accused arrested

Shivlal Tayde, 45, was killed in an attack with a sharp weapon on Tuesday night in Mohad village, under Shahpur police station limits in Burhanpur district. Two youths were also injured in the attack and are being treated at the district hospital. Police have arrested the accused, Gyaneshwar.

Shahpur police station in-charge Akhilesh Mishra said the accused had had a dispute with someone about three days earlier. He had developed a grudge against the people who came to intervene at the time.

According to Vijay Umale, a relative of the deceased, the son of Shivlal's friend had got into a quarrel with someone during Deepavali. Shivlal and his father had gone to the spot to calm him down. The accused's side felt that these men were speaking for the other side and were against them.

Umale said that because of this grudge, another dispute broke out on Tuesday night. Villagers intervened and settled the matter. Afterwards, Shivlal and a few others were returning home when the accused attacked Shivlal from behind with a knife. Two youths were injured in the same incident.

Police had a post-mortem conducted at the district hospital on Wednesday afternoon and then handed the body to the family. Mishra said the condition of the injured youths is not serious. The accused has been arrested and the investigation is continuing.