Man Beaten to Death Over Water Dispute in Uttar Pradesh

A 35-year-old man was beaten to death on Monday after a dispute over installing a motor on a government hand pump escalated into a violent clash between two groups in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, police said.

The incident occurred around 10 am in the Sandipan Ghat police station area. According to



Superintendent of Police (SP) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, a local resident named Ramesh fitted a motor to a public hand pump near his house. An argument broke out when another villager named Anil requested to collect water from it, which quickly escalated into a fist fight, in which Anil's associate Saifi (35) also got involved, the SP said.