Man beaten to death over land dispute, two persons arrested

Jajpur (Odisha), Oct 29 (PTI) A man was beaten todeath by a group of people at Aanlatikara village in Jajpurdistrict over a land dispute and two pe...
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Jajpur (Odisha), Oct 29 (PTI) A man was beaten todeath by a group of people at Aanlatikara village in Jajpurdistrict over a land dispute and two persons were arrestedtoday in this connection, police said.

While 12 people have been named in the FIR inconnection with the killing of Kalandi Charan Mallick (40)late last night, police said they have arrested two of accusedtoday.

The arrested persons are - Arjun Malik and TuliaPradhan, police said adding a nephew of the deceased had filedan FIR naming 12 persons for killing his uncle.

"Based on the FIR, we have arrested two persons andthe rest accused will be arrested soon," said Jyoti PrakashPanda, inspector-in-charge of Jenapur police station.

Police said Kalandi had a prolonged dispute with ArjunMalik's family over a land. PTI COR SKNRG.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.