CHC doctor beaten to death over land dispute in UP

Kotwali: In a shocking incident, a 53-year-old doctor posted at a Community Health Centre (CHC) was allegedly beaten to death over a land dispute in the Kotwali area of this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday, police said. 

The doctor was posted in the Jaisinghpur Community Health Centre.  

His wife Nisha alleged that "some people who live in Narayanpur killed my husband over a land dispute".

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"My husband came to the house in the evening, took Rs 3,000 from me and said it was for a person making a map. He left the house after having some snacks before returning after sometime on a rickshaw in an injured state", she said.

She alleged that the son of Narayanpur resident Jagdish Narayan Singh assaulted her husband. 

He died in a hospital, she said.

Tripathi had purchased a land parcel located behind a Saraswati Shishu Mandir and there was 'commotion' over it every day, Nisha Tripathi said.

The SP said that when the doctor returned home on an e-rickshaw around 6:30 pm he was having injuries on his body, including legs and hands. "When his health deteriorated he was taken to the hospital by the family members where he died, he said''.

Verma said on the complaint of the doctor's wife, a case of murder has been lodged at the Kotwali Nagar police station. ''The name of one Ajay Narain Singh has surfaced as the main accused reports UNI.

Superintendent of Police Somen Barma said the perpertrators will be arrested soon.

Teams have been formed to nab the accused, he added. 

The SP said that the post-mortem is being done by a panel of doctors and the entire process is being videographer so that the police have all the evidence.