Man kills elder brother, sister in-law over land dispute in Odisha’s Sundargarh

Rourkela: A man allegedly killed his elder brother and the latter’s wife over a land dispute in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, police said.

The deceased were identified as N M Munda (57) and his wife Shobha Munda (50). The incident took place at Chirubeda village in Bishra block of the district Monday night, the police said.

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According to the police, Namjang Munda (35) of the village hacked to death his elder brother N M Munda and sister-in-law Shobha over a long-standing land dispute among the brothers.

Getting information from locals, the police rushed to the spot and arrested the accused Namjang. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, and further investigation is on, a police officer said.

PTI