Nalanda, 15 accused have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the case of mass murder over land dispute three years ago in Nalanda district. On August 4, 2021, five people of the same family were brutally murdered in Lodipur village of Chhabilapur police station area. The deceased included Yadunanand Yadav (60), his two sons Pintu Yadav (30) and Madhesh Yadav (25), as well as Parshuram Yadav's sons Dhirendra Yadav (50) and Shivendra Yadav (32). Four other people were also seriously injured in this incident.

The murder was over the possession of 50 bighas of land

The dispute is almost a decade old. There was tension between the two parties since 2010 over about 50 bighas of land. On the day of the incident, one party tried to plough the disputed field, and the other party who tried to stop them were showered with bullets. In this incident, Yadunanand Yadav, Pintu Yadav, Madhesh Yadav, Dhirendra Yadav and Shivendra Yadav were killed by bullets. On September 27, the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge-3 Akhouri Abhishek Sahay convicted 15 people including Bhola Yadav, Ramkumar Yadav for murder, attempt to murder and under the Arms Act. The case of two minor accused is pending in the Juvenile Justice Council. 15 accused have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Even today there is silence in the village

Even after three years, the people of the village are scared. The land for which so much bloodshed took place is still barren. The Home Guard jawans deployed for the security of the victim's family are silent witnesses that despite the process of justice, restoration of peace is still far away. The houses of those convicted are locked, which are silent testimony to this tragic incident.