Shravasti Land Dispute Turns Violent, Victim Side Alleges Beating, Four Rounds Fired

A dispute over the alleged occupation of land in Shravasti’s Tandwa Mahant village has turned violent, with one side alleging that people were beaten and four rounds were fired from a country-made pistol during the confrontation.

The case is from the Ikouna police station area. According to the victim side, around 20 to 25 people arrived at the spot in a tractor-trolley in connection with the land dispute. The situation allegedly escalated when the other side opposed them, after which a fight broke out.

Several people were allegedly injured in the assault. The victim side has claimed that one person’s hand was broken and that the person also suffered a serious injury to the head. The allegations have not been independently confirmed.

The victim side has further alleged that four rounds were fired from an illegal country-made pistol to create pressure during the dispute. No one was hit by a bullet, according to the information available in the case.

The victim side has also accused the other side of snatching a motorcycle key, a mobile phone, cash and a gold chain during the incident. These allegations too are awaiting independent confirmation.

The names of Sanjay Kumar, Madanmohan Shukla and Umesh Kumar Shukla have emerged from the first side in the case. The second side has been identified as Ram Samudra Maurya, Manish and around 20 unidentified people.

The victim side has alleged that the assault and firing took place during the dispute over occupation of the land. It has also repeated the allegation that a country-made pistol was used to fire four rounds. The victim side said that several people were injured and alleged that the motorcycle key, mobile phone, cash and gold chain were taken away.

A complaint has been submitted at the Ikouna police station, with a demand for action. The independent verification of the allegations and an official response from the police are still awaited. The complete situation will become clear only after the investigation.

The byte in the matter is from the victim side.