Murder of Sultanpur doctor is making caste tensions flare in UP, pitting Brahmins against Thakurs

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On 23 September, 55-year-old Tiwari, a doctor at Sultanpurs Jaisinghpur community health centre, was allegedly beaten and tortured by Ajay Narayan Singh and his associates over a land dispute..

Sultanpur Police have arrested Jagdish Narayan Ajays father and a co-accused in the case and announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Ajay, whos currently on the run...

The doctors family, meanwhile, has claimed that he was tortured with a drill machine, and alleged that three others were involved Ajays uncle Girish Narayan and cousins Vijay and Chandan Narayan...

While the Sultanpur Polices FIR names Ajay Narayan and two unknown accomplices, Nisha wants to register a fresh one naming others in the Narayan Singh family father Jagdish, uncle Girish, and cousins Vijay and Chandan...

In a fresh complaint she submitted on 24 September the same day as the police FIR Nisha alleged that the accused Ajay Narayan and four unknown people beat her husband up...

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