Brothers kill parents in Bihar over land dispute

Two brothers at a village in Bihar's Banka district killed their parents and brother-in-law allegedly for registering the family land in their sister's name instead of them, police said on Sunday.

Singho Tanti, 80, his wife Urmila Devi, 75, and their son-in-law Arvind Tanti, 35, were killed with a sharp axe in Laxmaniyatari village.

The accused - Vinod Tanti and Subodh Tanti - are absconding.

"The accused attacked the victims with a sharp axe, three of them were killed on the spot and two others, including their sister and her daughter, were seriously injured. Both have been admitted to a local hospital for treatment," police said.

An FIR has been lodged in this connection on the basis of the statement of the injured Rina Devi, the accused's sister.

According to police officials, the accused's parents last year borrowed Rs.1 lakh from their daughter and son-in-law for treatment.

After a few months, their daughter and son-in-law demanded the money back. But when they failed to return the money, the accused's parents registered the family land in their favour in lieu of the outstanding loan. This angered their two sons who took revenge by killing them, police said.

Some villagers informed the police that there was a dispute over land among the two accused, their parents and their daughter and son-in-law, after the family land was registered in their name ignoring traditional rights of the sons to the land.