Six persons including five of a family were killed on Monday in violence over land in Fatehpur village of Rudrapur area here, police said. The incident, which included the killing of two minors, sparked tension in the region leading to heavy deployment of police force in the village and adjoining regions.
Former district panchayat member Prem Yadav, 50, was attacked with sharp edged weapons and killed by his rival Satyaprakash Dubey and his family when he went to his house.
When the news of Mr. Yadav’s murder spread in the village, hundreds of his supporters allegedly barged into Mr. Dubey’s house and brutally killed Dubey and five members of his family, including children.
