Overview
- A 60-year-old farmer, identified as Hosram Paikra, was allegedly beaten with sticks and then run over by a tractor at a disputed field in Surguja district, police say.
- Authorities have arrested eight people, including two women, and named Umesh as the accused driver; the tractor was seized and the victim’s body was sent for post-mortem.
- Police say the violence grew out of a long-running family dispute over 6.30 acres that involved a will and claims tied to the care of a childless relative named Kameshwari.
- A local revenue court earlier ruled for the victim but the Sub Divisional Magistrate later overturned that decision, a shift officials say increased tensions before the clash.
- Investigators are recording statements from family members and the accused as they build a case and legal action is expected as the probe continues, highlighting how rural inheritance fights can escalate into deadly violence.