Two held for assaulting patwari in Datia's Jauhariya village, one absconding

A case of assault and death threats against a patwari has come to light in Jauhariya village, under Jigna police station limits in Datia district. Police arrested two accused on Friday, while a third is still absconding.

According to police, patwari Vijay Singh Chahar, a resident of Datia and in charge of Halka No. 051, filed a complaint at Jigna police station on November 12. He said that on November 11, work relating to registry and ownership of government land was under way in Jauhariya village. During this, Arvind Yadav, Prem Singh Yadav and Deepak Rajput abused and assaulted him. According to the complaint, the accused also threatened to kill him while obstructing government work.

On the patwari's complaint, Jigna police registered a case against the accused and began an investigation. Treating the matter as serious, a police team arrested Arvind Yadav (42), son of Hari Singh Yadav, and Prem Singh Yadav (45), son of Shobharam Yadav, from Jauhariya village. Police also paraded both arrested men through the village.

According to police, the third accused, Deepak Rajput, is absconding and is being searched for.