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On Saturday morning in Araria, Bihar, the elder brother killed his younger brother due to a land dispute. The elder brother dragged the younger brother from the road to his house, then held him hostage and along with other family members beat him brutally with sticks. He died during this. The entire family is absconding since the murder.
This incident is of Rampur Mehta Tola situated in ward number three of Pachhiyari Jhiruwa Panchayat of Forbesganj block. The deceased youth Sita Ram Mehta was the son of late Moti Lal Mehta of Rampur Mehta Tola. After registering an FIR, the police is engaged in the investigation of the case. The accused of murder include Rajaram Mehta, wife Parvati Devi, son Brajesh Kumar Mehta, Vipin Mehta, daughter-in-law Sadhna Devi etc. The wife of the deceased told that on Saturday when Sita Ram Mehta was filling soil on his land and building a house, meanwhile the elder brother Rajaram Mehta along with his wife Parvati Devi, son Brajesh Mehta, Vipin Mehta, Sadhna Devi etc. dragged him from the road to their house and held him hostage in a room and beat him with sticks, due to which he died. The deceased has left behind his wife, one son and two daughters.
The accused of murder said that a house was being built on their land. While regarding the incident, the family members of the deceased said that the ancestral land had been divided among the four brothers with mutual consent earlier. Out of the four brothers, two brothers work outside as labourers to support their families. On getting information about the incident, Forbesganj DSP Mukesh Sah reached the spot with the police force. The police took the body into their custody and sent it to Araria for postmortem. On receiving information about the incident, BJP leader Dilip Mehta, former Mukhiya Vishwanath Mehta and a large number of people reached the spot. They condemned the incident and consoled the grief-stricken family members.
DSP Mukesh Kumar Sah said that a brother has killed another brother in a land dispute. The police have sent the body to Araria for postmortem. The accused brother and his family members are absconding. The police are conducting raids to arrest them. All the accused will be arrested soon.