Rautahat, July 8: A person has died from a knife attack in a land-related dispute in Auraiya, Ishanath Municipality-3, Rautahat. The incident took place on Tuesday.
The deceased is 60-year-old Butan Sah of Banjaraha, Ishanath Municipality-1 who had been living at his father-in-law Ram Bahadur Sah's house at Auraiya. The 80-year-old Ram Bahadur Sah, who was also injured in the head in the knife attack, is being treated at a local hospital, police said.
Butan Sah, who suffered a serious back injury from a knife attack, was taken to the Provincial Hospital in Gaur, where the doctor announced his death on Tuesday night.
The spokesperson of the District Police Office, Rautahat, and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Basant Gautam, said that 26-year-old Ram Maheshwar Sah, who carried out the attacks, and his father, 63-year-old Ramautar Sah, have been taken into custody, and necessary investigation is underway.
According to locals, the long-standing dispute over land ownership escalated, leading to the death of Butan, who had been living in his in-laws' house for a long time.
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