Man Kills Brother Allegedly Over Property Dispute: Maharashtra Police

Mayank Chandrakant Jadhav was allegedly attacked and killed by his brother Akash (32) at their house in Samarth Ramdas Swami Nagar, an official said.

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Man Kills Brother Allegedly Over Property Dispute: Maharashtra Police
The accused wanted to sell an ancestral property, but the victim was against it: Cops (Representational)
Nashik:

A 34-year-old man was allegedly attacked and killed by his younger brother in a dispute over property in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Monday, police said.

Mayank Chandrakant Jadhav was allegedly attacked and killed by his brother Akash (32) at their house in Samarth Ramdas Swami Nagar in the Upnagar area in the morning, an official said.

According to the police, the accused wanted to sell an ancestral property, but the victim was against it. The brothers argued frequently on the issue, he said.

The quarrel escalated in the early hours of the day, following which the accused attacked his brother with a sharp weapon and killed him on the spot, the official said.

The accused has been taken into custody, and the police are in the process of registering a case, he added.

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