- Father killed son, daughter-in-law in Churu.
- Dispute over Panchayat election nomination led to murders.
- Accused detained, vehicle seized by police.
A 60-year-old man allegedly ran over his son and daughter-in-law with his vehicle following a dispute over the upcoming Panchayat elections in Rajasthan’s Churu district, killing both on the spot. The incident occurred late Tuesday night in Changoi village, where tensions had reportedly been fuming within the family over the man’s plans to contest the sarpanch election.
The deceased have been identified as Ravindra, 40, and his wife, Mahindra, 35. According to preliminary information, the accused, identified as Ramchandra Jat, wanted to contest the upcoming sarpanch elections, but his son and daughter-in-law opposed his candidature. Their disagreement reportedly led to repeated arguments over the past several days.
On Tuesday night, another argument broke out between Ramchandra and Ravindra at their home. Following the altercation, Ravindra and Mahindra went to their weighbridge. Ramchandra later arrived there with his wife, Dharma Devi, and another argument reportedly broke out there as well.
As the couple was returning home, Ramchandra allegedly drove his pickup vehicle into them from behind. Both sustained severe injuries and died on the spot.
According to a report by Navbharat Times, the pickup vehicle had been purchased just three days before the incident.
Following the incident, police reached the spot and sent the bodies for postmortem. The bodies were taken to the mortuary at Taranagar Hospital. Police have detained the accused for questioning and seized the vehicle as part of the investigation.
The deceased couple is survived by their 11-year-old daughter, who has lost both her parents in the tragedy. Meanwhile, Ramchandra’s wife, Dharma Devi, was reportedly left unconscious following the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law.
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The incident comes ahead of the fourth phase of the Panchayat elections in the Taranagar area, where polling for Panchayat and sarpanch posts is scheduled for November 16. Ramchandra had reportedly been preparing to contest the sarpanch election despite opposition from family members.