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Ballia Man Beaten to Death in Electricity Repair Dispute
Sonu Yadav went to check and repair an electricity wire near a relative’s home.
The wire had reportedly been damaged by strong winds and rain.
Police said some people objected to the repair work.
An argument then became a physical fight involving sticks.
Sonu and his brother Sushil were injured.
Sonu was taken to a hospital but later died while being treated.
After his death, family members and villagers blocked a road for about an hour.
They wanted the people responsible to be arrested.
Police said all four named suspects were arrested and that legal proceedings were continuing.
Twenty-five-year-old Sonu Yadav was allegedly beaten with sticks during a dispute in Semri village, Ballia.
The dispute began while Sonu was repairing an electricity connection damaged by strong winds and rain.
Sonu and his brother Sushil Yadav were injured and taken to Nagra primary health centre.
Sonu was referred to the district hospital because of his critical condition and died during treatment.
Police said four named accused were arrested after villagers briefly blocked the Nagra-Garwar-Ballia road.
- Who
- Sonu Yadav, 25, was killed; his brother Sushil Yadav was also injured. Police named Shailendra Yadav, Sumer Yadav, Hare Ram Yadav and Raj Kumar Yadav as accused.
- What
- Sonu was allegedly beaten with sticks during a dispute over repairing an electricity connection and later died.
- Where
- Semri village under the Nagra police station area in Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon; the report was dated September 28.
- Why
- Police said an altercation began after people objected to Sonu repairing an electricity connection on a pole in front of Sumer Yadav’s house.
Key facts
- Victim
- Sonu Yadav, 25
- Location
- Semri village, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh
- Dispute
- Repair of an electricity connection damaged by strong winds and rain
- Injured
- Sonu Yadav and his brother Sushil Yadav
- Accused named
- Shailendra Yadav, Sumer Yadav, Hare Ram Yadav and Raj Kumar Yadav
- Arrests
- Police said all four named accused were arrested
- Legal action
- A case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; a post-mortem was ordered
Sources
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