Place: Yogendra Giri Ki Mathiya village, Baria police station area, Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh.
Date: Saturday night, January 2025.
Inciting Cause: A family argument over a mobile phone turned ugly.
The Chain of Events
The Quarrel:
In the scuffle, 45-year-old Dinanath suffered a serious head injury when he fell on the road.
Medical Intervention:
Dinanath was taken to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival.
Mother’s Death:
When the body of her son was brought home, shock killed 92-year-old Phul Jharia Devi.
Police Respond
FIR Filed: Complaint by Dinanath’s brother Deep Narayan led to FIR registration
Post-Mortem: The two bodies have been sent for post-mortem in order to decide the cause of death
Police Investigation: More details regarding this incident will come out with a police probe.
Further Superintendent of Police, Kripa Shankar said the events are confirmed, and further investigations are continuing.
Background: History of Similar Events in Uttar Pradesh
2019, Ballia: A 22-year-old was murdered by his cousin over a debate over who owned a mobile phone.
2019, Sambhal: A man was murdered after a fight developed due to a borrowed mobile phone.
Two people lost their lives due to a minor family altercation over a mobile phone.
The incident highlights the need for conflict resolution mechanisms to prevent such tragedies.
Police investigation continues, and updates are awaited on their findings.
This tragedy reminds all of the inherent consequences of unresolved family disputes and fragile household dynamics.