Berhampur, January 19: A 60-year-old man and his daughter-in-law were allegedly killed by a member of their family over a land dispute in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said on Saturday. Sibaram Dakua (60) and Jayanti Dakua (40) were on the way to the disputed plot of land on Friday evening when they were attacked. The main accused in the case, Dactor Dakua (45), is the nephew of Sibaram, they said.

They were hacked to death, said Jagannath Mallick, the inspector-in-charge of the Khallikote police station. The accused was detained for interrogation, police said. Odisha Accidents: Eight People Killed in Two Separate Road Mishaps in Ganjam and Balasore Districts.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, they said. The exact cause of the murders would be known after a thorough investigation, police said.