Village Leader Arrested Over Gruesome Killing in Uttar Pradesh

In Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district, a village head and his relative were arrested for allegedly killing a man who accused him of corruption. The victim's complaint led to the head's financial powers being stripped. The murder was caught on CCTV, leading to the suspects' arrest.

A village head in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi district has been arrested along with his relative for allegedly killing a whistleblower behind corruption charges, officials said Thursday.

Dhaskari village head Manish Yadav and Sujit Kumar were taken into custody for allegedly running over complainant Kamla Kant Dubey. This fatal incident followed Dubey's sworn complaint to District Magistrate Shailesh Kumar, accusing Yadav of misappropriating Rs 10 lakh under the MGNREGA scheme.

The Bhadohi Superintendent of Police, Abhimanyu Manglik, stated that this fatal episode was captured on CCTV, showing a car ramming Dubey outside his medical store. Legal proceedings are ongoing.

(With inputs from agencies.)