Madhya Pradesh: Three of Dalit family dead, others injured over dispute in Damoh village

Damoh: Three members of a dalit household were gunned down and a couple of others sustained grievous injuries on Tuesday during a dispute regarding a woman in this tribal-dominated district’s Deoran village within Damoh (Rural) Police Station limits.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief over the loss of life, it was officially learnt. The gruesome incident assumed political hues with Congress state President and erstwhile chief minister Kamal Nath demanding a high-level inquiry into the triple homicide.

Those hurt were rushed to the District Hospital even as senior law-enforcement officers led a force to the scene. Collector S Krishna Chaitanya and IG (Sagar Zone) A Kumar visited the spot.

According to SP Daluram Teniwar, “The families of Jagdeesh Patel and Ghamandi Ahirwar faced off and Patel’s side opened fire. Consequently, Ghamandi (60), his spouse Rampyari (58) and their son Manak Lal (32) perished on the spot while other sons Babloo (28) and Mahesh (30) were injured.”

The perpetrators include Jagdeesh, Saurabh, Maneesh, Shubham, Kodu and Ghanshyam who have been also charged under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Prime accused Jagdeesh was placed under arrest but the others were absconding at the time of filing of this report.

Sagar Divisional Commissioner Mukesh Kumar Shukla gathered inputs regarding encroachment on government and other land by the accused. (UNI)