Father and son shot over land dispute in Damoh:Family claims 18 rounds of firing; police force deployed in village

A father and son were shot during a wedding ceremony late Saturday night over a land dispute in Hardwani village of the Damoh Dehat police station area. In this incident, 52-year-old Naresh Patel and his 30-year-old son Satya Prakash Patel were seriously injured. The injured were taken to the district hospital by 108 ambulance. Satya Prakash was shot near the head, and Naresh was shot in the hand. As their condition became critical due to excessive bleeding, duty doctor Madhur Chaudhary referred both of them to Jabalpur Medical College. Upon receiving information, Dehat police station TI Amit Kumar Gautam and Kotwali TI Manish Kumar reached the hospital. Police have registered a case after recording statements of the injured. A search for the accused has been initiated. Based on statements of eyewitnesses, an investigation is also underway to determine how many rounds of bullets were fired. See three pictures… Screaming heard Nitin Patel, a relative of the injured, said that due to an old land dispute, Devi Patel, Guddu Patel, Akhilesh Patel, Narendra Patel, Amar Patel, Amar’s nephew, and Bhadu Adivasi fired 18 rounds of bullets. Injured father Naresh Patel said that he had gone to the village with his son for a family function. I reached near the house when I heard my son, Satya Prakash, screaming that they had shot him. When we reached our son, he was lying injured. After this, the accused also fired at me. Those who were fired include Amar, Dinesh, Hallu, Akhilesh, and several others. Police team formed to search for the accused After the incident, rural police station personnel have been deployed in the village along with the CSP. Witnesses are being questioned to determine how many rounds were fired. A police team has been formed to search for the accused, and arrests are said to be imminent. Kotwali TI Manish Kumar said that two people were brought to the district hospital for treatment after being shot. The injured stated that they were fired upon due to a land dispute. There was a wedding ceremony in the village on Saturday night, which the father and son had attended. The people involved in the dispute also arrived there, and the accused opened fire. There was some dispute during the land measurement Additional SP Sujit Singh Bhadoria said that a father and son were injured in a firing in Hardwani village. They have been referred to Jabalpur for treatment. The young man’s condition is critical. It will only be known after the CT scan whether a 12-bore gun was fired or some other weapon was used. During interrogation, it has come to light that this is a land dispute that has been going on for several years. 2-3 days ago, there was also a dispute during the land measurement. The injured have named about 9 accused, for whom police teams are searching.