<p>A former revenue official accused of murder died after allegedly being beaten by two of his women relatives outside the district court premises here.<br /><br />65-year-old Ramesh Nigam was coming out of the court after appearing in the murder case hearing when he was thrashed by the women last evening.<br /><br />The women and the victim were relatives, and were involved in a land dispute which led to the incident, police said.<br /><br />One of the accused women, Shivrani, was arrested along with her sons Deepak and Prashant. The other, Shivrani's daughter-in-law, is absconding, they said, adding all accused have been charged with murder.<br /><br />Police said Nigam, who retired as Patwari (a land record official) might have suffered a heart attack after the physical assault.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Shivrani told police that Nigam, the elder brother of her husband, was involved in a land dispute with her family. She alleged that her husband was murdered by Nigam and his two sons over the dispute last year</p>
<p>A former revenue official accused of murder died after allegedly being beaten by two of his women relatives outside the district court premises here.<br /><br />65-year-old Ramesh Nigam was coming out of the court after appearing in the murder case hearing when he was thrashed by the women last evening.<br /><br />The women and the victim were relatives, and were involved in a land dispute which led to the incident, police said.<br /><br />One of the accused women, Shivrani, was arrested along with her sons Deepak and Prashant. The other, Shivrani's daughter-in-law, is absconding, they said, adding all accused have been charged with murder.<br /><br />Police said Nigam, who retired as Patwari (a land record official) might have suffered a heart attack after the physical assault.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Shivrani told police that Nigam, the elder brother of her husband, was involved in a land dispute with her family. She alleged that her husband was murdered by Nigam and his two sons over the dispute last year</p>