Bhubaneswar. Four members of a family, including two children, were allegedly killed by one of their relatives with an iron rod over a land dispute at Jhikijhiki village in Odisha’s Bargarh district. Police sources said the deceased have been identified as Gurudev Bagh, his wife Sibagri Bagh, their son Chudamai (15) and daughter Shravani (10).
He said that the accused and the victim were having a dispute over a piece of land for a long time. The accused barged into the house of the deceased on Monday night and attacked all four with an iron rod, killing them on the spot. On receiving information about the incident, the police reached the spot and took the accused into custody. Further investigation has been started.