A man who tried to rescue a neighbour when he was being assaulted died after being allegedly stabbed in his chest and hit on his head in Tangra on Saturday night.

Six persons have been arrested and charged with murder and attempt to murder.

Police said Anil Das, whose father owns a building on DC Dey Road in Tangra, allegedly hit one of their tenants following a tenancy-linked dispute on Saturday night. Some other members of the family allegedly joined Anil in assaulting the tenant.

“Manoj Ram, who was a resident of the locality and not related to the tenant, intervened and tried to rescue him. Suddenly, Anil stabbed Ram in his chest with a pair of scissors. Another family member then attacked Ram on his head with a wooden plank. Ram was also attacked by four other members of the family,” said an officer of Tangra police station.

A man named Gautam Das, who lives in the same locality, tried to rescue Ram from the six members of the Das family.

Residents of the neighbourhood rushed to the spot and took Ram, in his early 30s, to the NRS Medical College and Hospital, where he was declared dead.

Based on a complaint filed by Ram’s wife, officers of Tangra police station registered a murder case against six members of the family -- Sunil Das, Anil Das, Rabi Das, Baby Das, Bedania Das and Sanjay Das.

The six have also been charged with attempt to murder for attacking Gautam Das with a pair of scissors, that left his arms grievously injured.

All six were arrested early on Sunday and remanded in police custody. The police said Ram was an electrical contractor by profession.

Investigators said they had seized the murder weapon and collected blood samples from the spot where Ram was allegedly attacked on Sunday.