Brother-sister duo killed over land dispute

A brother-sister duo was murdered allegedly by their paternal uncle and his son over a land dispute in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh Friday morning. Both the accused have been arrested.

According to the police, the incident took place in Dharmapuri village under the Siddiqueganj police station limits, about 70 km from the district headquarters, at around 8 am.

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Sehore SP Deepak Shukla said the victims were identified as Sheetal Malviya (20) and her brother, Kuldeep Malviya (19), children of Jagdish Malviya.

The siblings were on their way to their examination centre when the accused, Harisingh Malviya and his son, allegedly intercepted and attacked them with sticks. Both the victims succumbed to the severe injuries they sustained in the assault.

On getting information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and sent the bodies of the deceased for post-mortem examination. They said Harisingh and Jagdish are brothers and have been involved in a long-standing land dispute. Harisingh and his son have been rounded up and investigation is underway, officials added.