Berhampur: A 60-year-old man and his daughter-in-law were allegedly killed by a member of their family over a land dispute in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said Saturday.
Sibaram Dakua (60) and Jayanti Dakua (40) were on the way to the disputed plot of land Friday evening when they were attacked. The main accused in the case, Dactor Dakua (45), is the nephew of Sibaram, they said.
They were hacked to death, said Jagannath Mallick, the inspector-in-charge of the Khallikote police station.
The accused was detained for interrogation, police said.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, they said.
The exact cause of the murders would be known after a thorough investigation, police said.
PTI