Six of a family injured in Panna village clash over buffalo calf; three accused of attack

Six members of one family were injured in Madaiyan village of Panna in a dispute over separating their buffalo calf from a herd of buffaloes. Three men are alleged to have attacked them with sticks, an iron rod and an axe. Kotwali police have registered a case against the accused and begun an investigation.

According to police, on Thursday, November 12, Ramnarayan Kushwaha, a 19-year-old student, was returning home with his uncle Rampratap Kushwaha. The two had found and brought back the calf, which had been missing since the night before. Near the tap in front of Vijay Kushwaha's house in the village, Vijay objected to the calf being separated from the buffaloes and began abusing them.

It is alleged that when Ramnarayan protested, Vijay struck him on the right hand with a wooden stick. Hearing the noise, Ramnarayan's father Hariram, uncle Ramchandra, mother Parvati and aunt Ramkumari came to intervene. Vijay then called his father Ramcharan and his son Anurag Kushwaha, and they are alleged to have attacked these family members as well.

Police said Hariram was hit on the head with an axe and Rampratap on the head with an iron rod. Ramchandra was beaten with a stick, Ramkumari was slapped and Parvati was shoved. The accused are also alleged to have threatened to kill them if they separated the cattle again.

The injured Ramnarayan said they were returning after finding the calf when Vijay blocked their way, abused them and began beating him with a stick. According to him, Vijay, Ramcharan and Anurag also attacked his parents and uncle and aunt, who had come to save him, with an axe and an iron rod.

On the complainant's report, Kotwali police have booked the accused Vijay Kushwaha, Ramcharan Kushwaha and Anurag Kushwaha under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1), 351(3) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The investigation is continuing.