Purushottam Patra, Gariaband. A case of murder of a brother has come to light in the district due to a dispute between brothers regarding loan repayment. The police took action in the case and arrested an accused. This matter is of Piparchhedi police station area.

According to the information, when Jujhar Singh of Bijapani village of Piparchhedi police station area asked his other two brothers to repay the loan taken from the cooperative bank by stabbing them from the Samilat account, his younger brothers Devin Singh and Lalit Singh Sori attacked him on the back with a piece of wood. By doing this he was injured. Jujhar Singh, who was injured in the incident, died due to not getting timely treatment. On the complaint of the injured wife Rukhmani Bai, Piparchedi police have registered a case of murder and arrested the accused younger brother.

The victim told that when her husband asked her to settle the old loan, both her brothers beat her to death. While preparing to file a complaint regarding the assault incident, the husband died. In this case, Additional SP DC Patel said that the incident took place on the afternoon of 23 January. After receiving the information, a crime was registered late in the night and the accused were arrested. After post-mortem, the body has been handed over to the family members. Further action is underway in the case.