Hardoi (UP), February 15 The brother of a deputy commissioner in the industries department was allegedly attacked and killed with a sharp weapon in a village under the jurisdiction of the Pali police station here, police said on Sunday.
According to police, Vijay Pratap (35), the younger brother of Deputy Commissioner Ravendra Kumar, who is stationed in Mathura, was allegedly attacked by unknown individuals in Mudramau village on Saturday, resulting in serious injuries.
The family has accused the villagers of murder and conspiracy.
According to the deceased's mother, Gomti Devi, she found Vijay lying in a pool of blood in their courtyard in the morning. He had a severe wound on his right side.
Hearing the noise, villagers and family members gathered. The family rushed Vijay to the primary health center in Pali, and later referred him to the district hospital in a critical condition, where doctors pronounced him dead.
The family claims the murder was a result of a dispute over a gas agency, and had been planned for several months.
They said that the deceased's father had also been attacked with a sickle when he had gone to the fields, and later succumbed to the injuries at the district hospital.
Additional Superintendent of Police Martand Prakash Singh said that a case is being registered based on the complaint, and necessary legal action is being taken.