Man kills Kota grocer with spade after verbal duel over throwing garbage on road | Jaipur News

Police detained the accused and handed over the body to family members after post-mortem on Monday morning. (Representative image)

KOTA: A 68-year-old shopkeeper was fatally injured after he was attacked by a man with a spade for objecting to throwing garbage on the road in front of his grocery shop in Rajgarh village under Sangod police station on Sunday morning. The shopkeeper succumbed to head injuries during treatment in MBS Hospital.
Police detained the accused and handed over the body to family members after post-mortem on Monday morning.
The deceased was identified as Padam Kumar Jain, a resident of Rajgarh village under Sangod police station.
A scuffle had occurred between Jain and accused Sohanlal Mali alias Bhuriya of the same village after Jain had objected to throwing of garbage by Mali on the road in front of his shop, Sangod SHO Rajesh Soni said.
Angry over the objection, Sohanlal reached Jain’s shop and hit on his head with a spade, he added.
Police have lodged a case against Mali under Section 307 of IPC but following Jain’s death during treatment on Sunday night, Section 302 of IPC was incorporated in the case, SHO Soni said.