Jaunpur Horror: Man Arrested For Beheading 17-Year-Old Taekwondo Athlete Over Land Dispute

Jaunpur: A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur has been arrested for allegedly beheading a 17-year-old youth, a Taekwondo athlete, over a land dispute. A minor boy has also been detained by the UP police for alleged involvement in the crime. The deceased was identified as Anurag Yadav (17), a Taekwondo athlete.

According to the police, the main suspect, identified as Ramesh Kumar Yadav, along with a juvenile from Kabiruddinpur, was apprehended by police. Ramesh has been remanded to jail.

Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Arvind Kumar Verma said SHO Gaurabadshahpur was informed by the inspector-in-charge of Aliganj police station of Lucknow that two suspicious persons were found in the police station area.

During checking, they said during interrogation that on October 30, a person of their village Anurag Yadav was murdered along with other members of his family over a land dispute.

The Lucknow Police informed that the arrested accused have been identified as Ramesh Kumar Yadav, son of Laalta Yadav, and another juvenile resident of Kabiruddinpur police station Gaurabadshahpur district Jaunpur.

Verma said on the information of the inspector-in-charge of Aliganj police station, Sub-Inspector Santosh Kumar Singh reached Lucknow with the police force and took both of them into custody. The police completed the legal process.

While Ramesh Kumar Yadav has been sent to jail, the minor has been put under government protection.

Earlier, Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma had said there was a dispute over land between Laalta Yadav and Ramjeet Yadav in Kabiruddinpur village of Gaurabadshahpur police station area.

He said around 7.30 am on Wednesday, Laalta's son Ramesh was clearing the grass on the disputed land saying it was part of Diwali cleaning. People on the other side stopped him, after which the dispute escalated.

Sharma said when the matter escalated, Ramesh beheaded Ramjeet's 17-year-old son Anurag present at the spot with a sword and fled from the spot.

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav targeted the state government over this incident and said the more the government is becoming weak and inactive, the more powerful and active the criminals are becoming.