![Boy, 8, Beaten To Death During Fight Over Collecting Berries In Jharkhand: Cops Boy, 8, Beaten To Death During Fight Over Collecting Berries In Jharkhand: Cops](https://c.ndtvimg.com/2023-04/6ga57uro_prayagraj-up-police-generic-_625x300_16_April_23.jpg)
Police said the body of the boy was sent for post-mortem examination (Representational)
Medininagar:
An eight-year-old boy was beaten to death during a fight over collecting berries in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Friday, police said.
A group of children were collecting berries under a tree when a fight broke out between two of them. The accused, a 23-year-old man, intervened and thrashed one of them to death, Inspector Ramashish Paswan of Pandu police station said.
A search was underway for the accused who went missing following the incident, he said, adding that a case was also lodged.
Police said the body of the boy was sent for post-mortem examination to the Medinirai Medical College and Hospital.
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