Madhya Pradesh: Three shot dead over political grudge; Case against 16 persons

PTI

Bhind: Three individuals have been shot dead on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind over a political feud stemming from final yr’s panchayat election outcomes, a police official mentioned.

Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh mentioned that the triple homicide befell in Pachera village underneath Mehgaon police station and the deceased have been recognized as Hakeem Prasad Tyagi (55), his nephew Golu aka Mahesh Tyagi (22) and Pinku Tyagi (35).

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The SP mentioned {that a} case of homicide has been registered against sixteen individuals on this connection.

“According to the complainant Manoj Tyagi, the three are victims of enmity arising out of the panchayat election results,” he mentioned.

According to sources, one of many deceased candidates had defeated an individual near the accused.