Jaipur, Nov 9 (PTI) A 60-year-old man and his son drowned in a well in the Dholpur district on Diwali night after the father allegedly jumped into it over a land dispute, and his son entered the well to save him, police said on Monday.
The man's wife also entered the well in an attempt to rescue them but was pulled out safely by people present at the spot, they said.
Kotwali SHO Ramkishan Yadav identified the deceased as Pappu alias Suresh (60) and his son Indresh (25). Suresh's wife Saroj (55) survived the incident.
Policeman Harimohan and another person entered the well and pulled out the father and son, but both had died by then, Yadav said.
The incident is linked to a long-standing dispute over land belonging to the Gangabai Bagichi Temple Trust.
The matter had been heard in the sub-divisional magistrate's court and revenue courts. A decision was given in favour of the temple trust in 2019, but the dispute over the transfer of the land in revenue records continued.
Police said the family had started constructing a marriage garden on the disputed land and invested around Rs 40 lakh in the project.
The family was allegedly distressed after the land was transferred in the temple trust's name in revenue records on October 30.
Relatives of the deceased have also levelled allegations against certain people in connection with the land dispute, officials said.
Police said the matter was under investigation.
