Family feud leaves one dead in Kangra, villagers protest

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, June 19

Subhash Kumar, who was seriously injured in a clash at Veerta village near Kangra yesterday, has died in the PGI, Chandigarh.

Residents of Veerta today gheraoed the office of the SDM, Kangra, and alleged that the death was caused due to failure of the police to act on time.

Congress MLA from Kangra Pawan Kajal, in a statement issued here today, said if the police had acted on time on the complaint of the victim family, the feud would not have turned bloody.

The police that had registered a case for attempt to murder have added Section 302 of the IPC and booked the accused.

A clash between two families took place, leaving four persons injured, two of them seriously who had to be referred to the PGI. Sources said Kartar Chand, along with his family members, attacked his neighbour Rakesh Kumar and his family members with sharp-edged weapons. In the attack, four members of the family of Rakesh were injured and referred to Tanda medical college. Two of injured were later referred to the PGI, Chandigarh, as their condition worsened.

After the attack, residents of Veerta blocked the Matour-Kangra road. The blockade continued for over an hour, leading to long queues of vehicles. The people lifted the dharna only after SP Vimukt Ranjan and SDM reached the spot. The police arrested nine persons and registered a case against them.