Una: A couple was killed after their neighbour allegedly ran them over with his Thar SUV following an argument over bursting firecrackers on Diwali night in Badoli village of Himachal Pradesh‘s Una district.The deceased have been identified as Onkar Singh and his wife Veena Devi.According to the victims’ family, their neighbour Jarnail Singh objected to the fireworks, sparking a heated argument between the two families, who already had an ongoing land dispute.“The heated argument escalated into a scuffle. An enraged Jarnail Singh then went back to his home and returned driving his Thar,” a police officer said.Onkar’s father, Ajmer Singh, said in his complaint that Jarnail drove up around 9:30 pm, ran over Onkar and then reversed the vehicle to run over Veena. Ajmer and his wife were also injured trying to intervene.The couple was rushed to the Government Regional Hospital in Una, 10 km away, where they succumbed to their injuries.Jarnail, who was also injured in the clash, was initially taken to the Una hospital and later referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh.Jarnail’s son filed a cross-complaint alleging that Onkar’s family attacked them first with a ‘darat‘ (sickle), injuring both father and son.Una SP Sachin Sharma confirmed a history of animosity between the families.
