'Distant relative' of UP CM arrested after clash kills 2

A man claiming to be a distant relative of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been arrested, along with his private security guard, after two persons were killed in a clash over land in Pilua area of the district, police sources said here today.

Two persons were killed and five others injured when two groups clashed over a disputed land at Gulabpur village in Pilua area yesterday, they said.

Four of the injured have been admitted to a hospital in critical condition.

Following the clash, Saurabh Yadav, who claims to be a distant relative of the Chief Minister, was arrested, along with his private security guard, the sources said.