Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Farmer Killed, Family Injured in Motor Pump Dispute
A family in a village in Madhya Pradesh had a big fight over a motor pump.
The fight got very bad, and the father, Rakesh Patel, died.
His wife and son got hurt too.
The family says the police took a long time to help them, and not all the people who hurt them were named in the police report.
The hurt family members are in the hospital, and the police are investigating what happened.
A 50-year-old farmer, Rakesh Patel, was killed in a violent family dispute over a motor pump in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.
His wife, Kapuri Patel (47), and son, Hridesh Patel (25), were seriously injured and are receiving treatment at the district hospital.
The dispute escalated into a violent clash between two brothers, leading to Rakesh Patel's death and injuries to his family.
The family alleges that the police delayed registering the FIR by nearly three hours, during which Rakesh Patel's condition deteriorated.
Hridesh Patel named eight people as involved in the assault, but the FIR only included five of them.
- Who
- Rakesh Patel (50), his wife Kapuri Patel (47), and son Hridesh Patel (25)
- What
- A violent family dispute over a motor pump resulting in death and injuries
- When
- Sunday morning
- Where
- Mankari village, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Dispute over a motor pump between two brothers escalated into a violent clash
- Victim's Name
- Rakesh Patel
- Victim's Age
- 50
- Location
- Mankari village, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
- Injured Family Members
- Wife (Kapuri Patel, 47) and son (Hridesh Patel, 25)
- Cause of Dispute
- Motor pump
- Accused Names
- Vinod Patel, Anshul Patel, Harnarayan Patel, Ankit Patel, Mukesh Patel, Babu Patel, Raghavendra Patel, Shivam Patel
- FIR Delay
- 3 hours