Tribal Tension: Brutal Killing in Madhya Pradesh Village

Three members of an adivasi family were beaten to death with sticks by individuals from a fellow tribe in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district. The incident, stemming from an old enmity, led to one arrest. Heavy police force was deployed to maintain order as tensions rose in the village.

Three members of an adivasi family, including an elderly man and his son, were beaten to death with sticks allegedly by people from a fellow tribe over an old enmity in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district, a police official said on Friday.

One person has been arrested in connection with the attack on Thursday evening, he said.

The incident took place in Kadhna village, around 75km from the district headquarters, when a group of persons armed with sticks brutally assaulted three members of a family over an old enmity, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arti Singh said.

The deceased were identified as Arjun Singh (60), his son Govind (30) and their relative Dhoop Singh (45), the official said.

One of the two main accused in the fatal attack, identified as Tilak Singh, has been arrested, she said.

After an autopsy on Friday, the bodies were handed over to family members for performing the last rites.

Tension gripped the village after the incident following which heavy police force was deployed to maintain law and order, she informed.

Cops were probing the incident, Singh added.