Pilibhit (UP): A cousin brother of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Puranpur Babu Ram Paswan was beaten to death in Ghunghchai area of Pilibhit district here in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said here on Sunday.
Circle Officer (CO) Vishal Chaudhary said that as per the complaint the deceased Phoolchand was having a dispute with his neighbour Mahendra.
"On Saturday morning family members of Mahendra reached Phoolchand's house and had a scuffle," he said.
He said that a scuffle fight broke out again between the two parties after Mahendra's family tried to drag away the minor granddaughter of Phoolchand.
"During this Mahendra's family members thrashed Phoolchand and his family members," he said.
The CO said that the injured were admitted to the community centre where Phoolchand died during treatment.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Avinash Pandey said that Phoolchanda (70) died during the scuffle in Udrah village under Ghughchai police station.
"A complaint has been received from the family of the deceased on the basis of which a case of murder has been lodged against five persons of which two have been arrested," he said.