On Wednesday (25th October), an individual from Bayana town in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur District was crushed to death by a tractor over a land dispute. The incident was captured on video, and the recording has since gone viral on social media. The footage shows a man being mowed down and being run over by a tractor many times leading to his death.
The deceased person has been identified as Nirpat Gurjar, 35, and the accused person who fled from the spot after murdering the victim has been identified as Bahadur Gurjar. Reports mention that a land dispute has been going on for a long time between Bahadur Gurjar and Atar Singh Gurjar who is the father of the deceased named Nirpat.
Disturbing scene in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. A land dispute turned violent, leading to the tragic death of Nirpat Gurjar, crushed by a tractor. Accused on the run.
— Anil Tiwari (@Anil_Kumar_ti) October 25, 2023
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Both parties came across face to face on the morning of 25th October, following which an altercation erupted and the situation worsened. Both parties then began hitting each other with stones and sticks. Amid the altercation, Atar Singh Gurjar happened to accuse Bahadur of grabbing the land which irked him leading to the brutal murder of Nirpat Gurjat.
The family members of the deceased, including women, can be seen in the video pleading with the accused not to run over the man. They were observed imploring and crying in front of the killer, but he did not listen and crushed the man with the tractor. Onlookers meanwhile continued to record the incident on video, but no one stepped forward to help or save the deceased from the tractor.
BJP’s National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla took cognizance of the event and questioned the Congress government and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi over the incident. He addressed the issue of law and order deterioration in the state, noting that such instances are occurring on a regular basis in the state.
“Law & Order in Rajasthan- one more shocker. In Bayana, a man has been brutally crushed to death by a tractor. Will Priyanka Vadra utter anything on this? Say something about Priyanka! In just the last 48 -72 hours- A journalist was attacked in Dausa, Sadhu was killed in Dausa, Youth was stabbed brutally in the neck in Kekdi, a Udaipur minor was raped & kept hostage for 20 days, a Dalit woman gang-raped in Deedwana, Several such instances of murders and women atrocities!! Journalists, monks, women, girls, youth – everyone was attacked,” he tweeted.
Law & Order in Rajasthan – one more shocker
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) October 25, 2023
बयाना में बेरहमी से एक व्यक्ति की ट्रेक्टर से कुचल कर बेरहमी से हत्या की गयी है ।
Will Priyanka Vadra utter anything on this? प्रियंका की कुछ तो बोलिये !
In just last 48 -72 hours
– journalist attacked in Dausa
– Sadhu killed in… pic.twitter.com/VJvSbZOibu
It has come to the fore that the accused and the father of the victim had been having issues with land in Adda village of Bharatpur district. The duo also had filed police complaints against each other. However, they came face to face on 25th October and engaged in an altercation leading to the murder of Nirpat Gurjar.
The police were informed by the locals who after arriving at the spot took the dead body into custody. The body has been sent for post-mortem and the investigations in the case are underway. The police meanwhile confirmed that the accused had also fired in the air to disperse the crowd from the spot before crushing the deceased. However, the people who witnessed the incident managed to call the police and record the evidence.
The accused is absconding at present. Investigations are underway.
