Man hacked to death by brother over family dispute in Odisha

JHARSUGUDA: A man was allegedly hacked to death with an axe by his younger brother at Gangapada village within Lakhanpur police limits on Sunday night.

While the victim was identified as Sunil Munda (32), the accused is his brother Sushil (29). As per reports, Sushil, a drunkard, often got into arguments with his family members over petty issues. Lately he had started accusing his mother of having an extra-marital affair and this led to frequent altercations within the family. At around 9.30 pm on Sunday, Sushil came home drunk and picked up a fight with his mother over the issue.

Eventually, in a fit of rage, he picked up the axe and threatened to kill her. As Sunil came forward to protect his mother, Sushil attacked him on the back of his neck with the axe leaving him critically injured.