Dalit youth stabbed to death in Ballia over a dispute over commenting on Facebook

Ballia (UP), (Language) A Dalit youth was stabbed to death in a dispute over allegedly commenting on Facebook at Mudadih Tirahe in Sahatwar police station area of Ballia district. Police gave this information on Saturday.

Bansdih area police officer (CO) Shiv Narayan Vais said on Saturday that Dipu Paswan (21), a resident of Adhaila village, was seriously injured by a knife attack at Mudadih intersection of Sahatwar police station area.

He said that after the incident, the injured youth was taken to the Community Health Center in Revati, where after first aid, the doctors referred him to the district hospital, but Deepu died on the way. The CO said that the police has sent the body for post-mortem.

According to the police, Deepu was returning home after attending a Tilak program organized in Mudadih village when he got into an altercation with the attackers at Mudadih intersection. During this the attackers attacked him with a knife.

The CO said that in this case, a case has been registered against unknown people on the complaint of the deceased’s mother Shubhawati Devi. He said that during the investigation of the case, the fact came to light that deceased Deepu had a dispute with the attackers over commenting on Facebook.

According to the police, before this there was a dispute between the two parties during a conversation on mobile phone. Police said that the police are trying to arrest the attackers.

Courtesy: IBC24

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