Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A disturbing incident was reported in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar, where a woman was allegedly beaten and pushed off a rooftop by her neighbour over an old land dispute.
The shocking incident took place in Jariyari village under Nadan police station limits on May 23.
It's video is now going viral on social media. In the video, both the man and the woman can be seen arguing while standing on the terrace. The man was arranging bricks during the argument. Moments later, the man came on her side and allegedly pushed her off the roof. The woman can then be heard screaming and crying in pain after falling to the ground.
Watch the video below :
According to police, the victim, identified as Mamta Patel, wife of Rajendra Prasad Patel, was working on the roof of her house on the morning of May 23 around 6 AM.
Since the rooftops of both houses were connected, her neighbour Ramesh Patel allegedly came onto the roof and started arguing with her over a land partition dispute.
Police said the argument soon turned violent after the accused allegedly started abusing the woman. When Mamta objected, the accused allegedly attacked her with a stick lying nearby.
According to the complaint, the accused then allegedly pushed the woman from the rooftop. She fell nearly 12 to 15 feet onto stairs and stones below and suffered serious injuries.
Family members said both her knees were fractured and she also received severe head injuries in the incident.
Hearing her screams, nearby villagers including Hanumandeen Patel, Pradeep Patel and Madan Patel rushed to the spot and rescued her. Locals later took the injured woman to hospital for treatment.
After the video of the incident went viral on social media, police registered a case against the accused under serious sections and started a search operation to arrest him.
