PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 11 -- A 55-year-old man was allegedly murdered after he intervened to stop a fight between two brothers in Dhonu Ka Purwa village under Maheshganj police station limits in Pratapgarh district late Diwali night on Sunday. The incident triggered tension between two groups in the village, following which police personnel, along with the Circle Officer (Sadar), rushed to the spot. The victim's family initially refused to allow the police to take the body for postmortem. It was only on Monday morning, after prolonged persuasion by police, that they agreed to hand over the body. According to police, Mohit and Rohit, sons of Harikesh alias Khuntilal Patel, were allegedly fighting around 9.30pm on Diwali night. Their 55-year-old uncle (by marriage), Amritlal Patel, who lived in the same village, intervened to separate them. However, Rohit, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, got angry over his intervention, pushed Amritlal onto the RCC road and assaulted him. He allegedly sat on his chest and strangled him to death. By the time villagers reached the spot, Amritlal had died. Following the incident, relatives of the deceased began searching for the two brothers, while tension prevailed in the village. SHO Bhupesh Singh and CO (Sadar) Manoj Singh Raghuwanshi reached the spot with a heavy police force. After negotiations, the family spoke to the Kunda SDM over the phone and subsequently allowed the police to take the body for postmortem on Monday. SHO Bhupesh Singh said that on the complaint of the deceased's son, Rajendra Patel, a case of murder has been registered and the main accused, Rohit Patel, has been arrested from near Ram Nagar canal bridge in the police station area. The second accused, Mohit, is absconding. Raids are being accrued out for his arrest, the SHO said. During questioning, Rohit allegedly admitted that he was fighting with his brother when Amritlal intervened and separated them. Angered by this, he pushed the victim onto the road and strangled him while sitting on his chest. CO (Sadar) Manoj Singh Raghuwanshi said one accused had been arrested and sent to jail, while efforts were underway to trace the other. Amritlal originally belonged to Katra Gulab Singh Gokula village under Jethwara police station limits. After his marriage, he settled at his in-laws' house in Ward 6 of Dhonu Ka Purwa in Dherwa. Following the postmortem, his body was first taken to his ancestral village and later taken to Shringverpur Ghat for the last rites....