A young man has been arrested in Jharkhand's Pakur district for allegedly murdering a 53-year-old man over a land dispute. The accused confessed to the crime and has been sent to judicial custody.
Mantu Singh, the primary suspect in the murder of a 23-year-old man during a land dispute clash in Palamu, Jharkhand, has surrendered to a court. Singh had been absconding since the May 23 incident where Sikandar Choudhary was shot dead and four others injured. Police are seeking his remand for further investigation and are actively pursuing the remaining 14 absconding accused.
Police in Vijayapura, Karnataka, have arrested 12 people following a violent clash over a land dispute that resulted in the murder of six people, including four members of a family.
A 75-year-old man, Shri Krishna Batham, was allegedly hacked to death in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh. His son, Ashok, is suspected of the murder, which police believe was motivated by a land dispute. The accused is currently absconding, and an FIR has been registered.
An elderly man, Nakkilal, was found murdered in his home in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. His family alleges the killing is connected to an ongoing land dispute. Police have registered a murder case against six named accused and are investigating.
Two men in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly murdered their eight-year-old nephew and critically injured his mother over a land dispute. The accused have been detained, and a case of murder and attempt to murder has been registered.
Police have named 12 individuals in connection with the murder of six people, including four members of a family, stemming from a land dispute in Vijayapura district, Karnataka. The incident involved a long-standing disagreement over agricultural land, leading to a violent confrontation with deadly weapons.
An elderly farming couple, Chenu Ghosh and Panbai, were brutally murdered in Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. Police suspect a land dispute as the motive behind the killings, and a case has been registered as investigations continue to apprehend the unidentified accused.
A 25-year-old man, Rohit Mirgha, was allegedly beaten to death in Jharkhand's Ranchi district by a group, including a woman's husband and son, following an accusation of molestation. Police have arrested one accused and are investigating a potential long-standing land dispute between the families.
A 32-year-old man was shot dead in Jharkhand's Palamu district over an alleged land dispute, police said.
A 50-year-old woman, Nandini Dehury, was allegedly beaten to death by her 30-year-old neighbour, Hari Dehury, in Jajpur, Odisha, following a long-standing dispute over homestead land. Police have arrested the accused and are investigating the murder, suspecting property dispute as the motive.
A 35-year-old Mahant, Devanand Van, of Chandrasel Math in Kota was stabbed to death by unidentified persons. Police suspect the murder was due to a dispute over the ownership of the Math's trust and land. Following protests by his kin and followers, authorities have assured a speedy investigation, including an SIT, and have detained several individuals for questioning.
A 60-year-old farmer was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district due to a land dispute. Police are investigating the case and have formed teams to arrest the accused.
A man in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly killed his elder brother with a sharp weapon over a land dispute and later died by suicide, police said.
A 34-year-old woman has been arrested in Chakur, Latur, for allegedly murdering her seven-year-old nephew due to a land dispute with his parents. The boy was found dead after a search, and the aunt was detained based on police investigation.
A 50-year-old man was shot dead in a village in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday morning, allegedly due to a long-standing land dispute. Police have launched an investigation and taken two people into custody.
Police in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested 18 people following a violent clash between villagers and a police team attempting to arrest an accused in a land dispute case. The incident resulted in injuries to three police personnel and the temporary loss of an officer's service revolver.
A 32-year-old man involved in construction work and property dealings was shot dead in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, with police suspecting a land dispute as the motive.
A dispute over the division of agricultural produce between brothers in a village in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, turned violent, resulting in the deaths of two siblings in separate acts of violence.
A court in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced six individuals to 10 years in jail for culpable homicide related to a 2014 land dispute that resulted in the death of one man.
A young woman and her brother were allegedly beaten to death by their uncle and his son over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district.
A 40-year-old woman was stoned to death in Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, due to a land dispute. Police have arrested three individuals in connection with the crime, and are searching for two more suspects.
A 40-year-old man in Prayagraj was allegedly killed by his brothers following a dispute over ancestral property. Police have registered a case and detained one suspect for questioning.
A 60-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly murdered by his two sons over a property dispute. The sons were angered by their father's decision to allocate land to his son from a second marriage.
A land dealer was allegedly shot dead in Ranchi, Jharkhand, due to a financial dispute. Police have arrested the accused and are investigating the incident.
A man in Meerut has been arrested for allegedly shooting and burying his younger brother following a land dispute. The incident came to light after a complaint was lodged by the deceased's maternal aunt.
A man critically injured in an alleged attack in Mannan village, Hoshiarpur, has succumbed to his injuries, leading police to add a murder charge to the case. The deceased, Harpinder Singh, was reportedly attacked with sharp-edged weapons over a land dispute. Two accused have been arrested, while five others, including a key suspect, remain at large as police conduct raids.
A court in Latur, Maharashtra, sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the murder of two people over a land dispute from February 2021. Two women accused in the case were acquitted.
A 48-year-old man, Jayaprakash alias Bachhi Ramkhilavan Yadav, who had been absconding for five years after being booked in a 2021 attempt to murder case, has been arrested by the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police. He was apprehended on June 10 after frequently changing locations across Surat, Uttar Pradesh, and Mira-Bhayander to evade arrest. The case involves a land dispute where the accused allegedly stabbed a tea vendor's father.
The killings of Gopal Khemka and his son Gunjan, seven years apart, bear a striking resemblance, reports M I Khan.
A 35-year-old man allegedly involved in the murder of a land dealer was arrested after a gunfight with police in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The accused, Satyam Pathak, sustained gunshot wounds during the encounter.
A 65-year-old woman in Faridabad was allegedly murdered by her son and daughter-in-law over a dispute regarding land compensation money.
The Supreme Court overturned a Madras High Court order, reinstating the conviction of nine individuals involved in the 2013 murder of Chennai-based neurologist Dr Subbiah, linked to a long-standing land dispute.
A retired deputy superintendent of police in Ahmedabad was arrested along with his son and daughter after allegedly firing five rounds from his licensed pistol during a land dispute.
Five individuals have been arrested in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district in connection with the murder of former deputy mukhiya Sanjay Boipai. Police suspect a land dispute and personal enmity led to a contract killing, with the alleged mastermind and four contract killers apprehended.
A man in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, has been booked for allegedly killing his wife with an axe following a domestic dispute. Police are investigating the incident and searching for the accused.
Shaligram Garg, brother of Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri, and another individual have been arrested for allegedly assaulting and firing at a man over a land dispute in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
Six more individuals, including the main accused Appugouda Patil, have been arrested in connection with the murder of six people in Vijayapura district over a land dispute. This brings the total number of arrests to 18, with police continuing their search for additional suspects involved in the May 29 massacre in Govindapura village.
An activist was beaten to death and a revenue official was seriously injured in an attack by unidentified men in Palghar district, Maharashtra. The incident occurred near a quarry in Shirgaon, prompting a police investigation into potential motives including land disputes and mining issues.
A court in Odisha's Nabarangpur district sentenced nineteen people to life imprisonment for their involvement in a 2016 clash over land cultivation that resulted in three deaths.
