One person was killed and five others injured in Kankani area of Loyabad police station about 10 km from Dhanbad district headquarter on Sunday when two neighbouring families had a clash over the construction of a drain near their house.

Enraged over the incident, family members of the deceased Rohan Chauhan, and others of the locality ransacked the house of Sitaram Chauhan breaking TV sets, furniture, refrigerator and other electronic items besides burning two bikes lying in his backyard.

The irate protesters also gheraoed the Loyabad Police station demanding police to handover main accused Sitaram Chauhan and his two sons, Anuj Chauhan and Rohit Chauhan.
Residents of the locality said Sitaram Chauhan and Umesh Chauhan have had differences over the drain construction. On Sunday, a verbal dispute spiralled into a physical fight where Sitaram Chauhan and his two sons attacked Umesh Chauhan and his sons Rohan Chauhan and Uttam Chauhan with a dagger.

Police rushed the duo to Sahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital, where Rohan was declared brought dead and Uttam Chauhan is undergoing treatment in the ICU.

A large number of policemen from different police stations including Loyabad, Putki and Moodih have been deployed in the area as the villagers are demanding immediate punishment of the accused, Sitaram Chauhan, Anuj Chauhan and Rohit Chauhan who were also also beaten by local residents before being arrested by police.

Dhanbad City SP, R. Ramkumar, assured the residents that police will punish the guilty through a proper legal process.

"The situation is under control as we have arrested accused persons and will follow the due legal process to ensure punishment to them," said Ramkumar.