A 35-year-old Scheduled Caste man was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours following a dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district, prompting the authorities to deploy police as the situation turned tense in the village, an official said on Sunday (October 26, 2025).
The victim's death led to tensions in the village, as his relatives and other residents vandalised a house belonging to one of the accused. The incident occurred at a village under Daboh police station limits, around 65 km from the district headquarters, on Saturday (October 26) evening, the official said.
According to the police, the victim, Rudra Pratap Singh Jatav had an ongoing dispute with a family in the neighbourhood.
The matter escalated on Saturday (October 26), and five members of the Kaurav family allegedly attacked him with sticks, leaving him seriously injured. An elderly man, who tried to intervene, was also hurt in the attack, said Rajesh Sharma, station house officer of the Daboh police station.
Mr. Sharma said that the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital and later referred to Gwalior due to his critical condition for advanced health care, but he died on the way.
