Man killed in clash over boundary wall in Dehradun; maternal uncle, cousin booked

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A 26-year-old man was allegedly killed in a clash over the construction of a boundary wall in the Tarla Adhoiwala area of Dehradun on Monday. Police have registered a murder case against the victim’s maternal uncle and his son in connection with the incident.

The deceased, identified as Gaurav, a resident of Mohini Road near Green Field School, in Dalanwala, was allegedly attacked with a sharp-edged weapon during a dispute with his maternal uncle Nitin Kumar and cousin Rohit Kumar over the construction of a wall.

According to police, they received information about a clash between two groups in Tarla Adhoiwala through the emergency response number 112. A police team from Raipur police station rushed to the spot and found that an altercation had broken out between Nitin Kumar and his son Rohit on one side and Gaurav, along with some other family members, on the other.

During the altercation, Nitin and Rohit allegedly attacked Gaurav with a weapon, leaving him seriously injured. Police shifted the injured persons to Coronation Hospital in a private vehicle, where Gaurav succumbed to his injuries during treatment.

Two other injured persons, Rohit alias Bholi and Kamla Devi, were discharged after receiving preliminary treatment, police said.

The police said Gaurav was Nitin Kumar’s nephew. A case was registered at Raipur police station on the complaint of Karan Kumar, the deceased’s brother, under Sections 103(1) (murder), 109(1) (attempt to murder) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against Nitin and Rohit.

Senior police officials inspected the crime scene, while forensic science and field investigation teams collected evidence. A police team has been constituted to arrest the accused, and further legal proceedings are underway, police said.

By Shishir Prashant

Shishir Prashant is a senior journalist with extensive experience across some of India’s leading media organisations, including PTI, Business Standard, Deccan Herald, Moneycontrol.com and Kashmir Times. With a career spanning diverse facets of journalism, he brings deep expertise in politics, business, environment, sports, entertainment, education, current affairs and ground-level reporting, with a particular focus on Uttarakhand.

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