Satna (MP), Jan 2 (PTI) A verbal fight over falling ofdust near the house of a person took a nasty turn and resultedin the killing of a rice mill owner near here, a senior policeofficial said today.
Two minor boys, working in the shop of one of theaccused, were later killed in retaliation allegedly by thesupporters of the victim, police said.
The incident took place at Rimari village, about 40kmfrom the Satna district headquarters, last evening.
Following the incident, tension gripped the villageand police were deployed in strength to monitor the situation,which is under control, the official said.
Manendra Mishra (45), a rice mill owner, often hadquarrel with one Ehsan Mohammad over dust emanating from theplant and falling over a disputed piece of land near thelatter's house.
"Last evening also they had a fight over the issuefollowing which Mohammad assaulted Mishra, resulting in hisdeath," Inspector General (Rewa range) Anshuman S Yadav said.
Enraged over Mishra's death, his supporters set afireMohammad's shop-cum-house and when two minors escaped fromthere, they caught and thrashed them mercilessly, police said,quoting eyewitnesses.
Later, they threw the boys - Azhar (14) and Golu (17)- into the burning house, leading to their instant death,police said.
Yadav said cases were registered against both thesides and action would be taken against the accused persons.
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