<p> A 14-year-old Dalit boy was beaten to death in Bihar's Samastipur district by an orchard owner who saw him collecting dry wood from his orchard without permission, police officials said. </p>.<p><br />Sharvan Paswan, a resident of Tahbalpur village under Lodipur police station jurisdiction in Samastipur, about 80 km from here, was beaten to death Thursday for collecting wood from the orchard of Pappu Mandal. <br /><br />The victim's elder brother Vakil Paswan has filed a police complaint. <br />Police official Umeshwar Jha said a first information report (FIR) under Section 302 (punishment for murder) was lodged against Mandal on the basis of Vakil's statement. </p>.<p>"Police raided Mandal's house but he is absconding, along with his family," Jha said.<br />According to Vijay Kumar, another police official, Paswan was called by Mandal when he saw him gathering some dry sticks from his orchard. </p>.<p>Mandal beat Paswan mercilessly, and Paswan's aunt rushed to help him on hearing his cries. Vijay Kumar said the aunt was also attacked with a sharp weapon. Mandal works in a bank in neighbouring Banka district.</p>
<p> A 14-year-old Dalit boy was beaten to death in Bihar's Samastipur district by an orchard owner who saw him collecting dry wood from his orchard without permission, police officials said. </p>.<p><br />Sharvan Paswan, a resident of Tahbalpur village under Lodipur police station jurisdiction in Samastipur, about 80 km from here, was beaten to death Thursday for collecting wood from the orchard of Pappu Mandal. <br /><br />The victim's elder brother Vakil Paswan has filed a police complaint. <br />Police official Umeshwar Jha said a first information report (FIR) under Section 302 (punishment for murder) was lodged against Mandal on the basis of Vakil's statement. </p>.<p>"Police raided Mandal's house but he is absconding, along with his family," Jha said.<br />According to Vijay Kumar, another police official, Paswan was called by Mandal when he saw him gathering some dry sticks from his orchard. </p>.<p>Mandal beat Paswan mercilessly, and Paswan's aunt rushed to help him on hearing his cries. Vijay Kumar said the aunt was also attacked with a sharp weapon. Mandal works in a bank in neighbouring Banka district.</p>