A 35-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by his neighbours following a dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district, prompting the authorities to deploy police as the situation turned tense in the village, police said.

The victim’s death led to tensions in the village, as his relatives and other residents allegedly vandalised a house belonging to one of the accused. The incident occurred at a village under Daboh police station limits, around 65 km from the district headquarters, Saturday evening, the official said.

According to the police, the victim, Rudra Pratap Singh Jatav had an ongoing dispute with a family in the neighbourhood.

Bhind Superintendent of Police (SP) Asit Yadav told The Indian Express : “This was a fight between the two parties over a small dispute, which

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