In MP, police battle locals to free an abducted man, killing two and injuring ten.

Bhopal/Mauganj: A senior Special Armed Force (SAF) officer was killed, and 10 other police personnel sustained injuries on Saturday while attempting to rescue a 24-year-old man who was abducted by villagers in Gadra village, Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, over an alleged road accident, police said.

The abducted man, Sunny Dwivedi, was later found dead in Gadra village. Five people have been arrested till now, superintendent of police (Mauganj) Rasna Thakur said. Dwivedi was kidnapped and beaten by the family of 52-year-old Ashok Kol, who was died in an accident two months ago, on suspicion of being involved in the incident.

In the past, the Kol family leased land from the Dwivedi family to agriculture. Later on, Ashok bought land next to the Dwivedi family's estate. According to an officer, there was a conflict between the two families after Ashok purchased the land that the Dwivedis had allegedly eyed. Ashok Kol died instantly after his bike collided with buffaloes on the way back from Mauganj two months ago. However, Ashok’s family alleged that the Dwivedi family had murdered him, the officer added.