: A family dispute took a violent turn when a man and his son were killed by his nephew on Wednesday night at Kabataghati village under the Raibania police station in Baleswar district.
The deceased were identified as Haru Bindhani (62) and his son Krishna Bindhani (32) of village Badatikayatpur under Sadarbandha gram panchayat of Jaleswar block.
Haru had gone to the house of his younger brother Jagannath along with Krishna on the occasion of Raja festival. Around 11 pm, after a heated argument over some issue, Jagannath’s son Prafulla attacked the duo with a sharp weapon.
The victims were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital, where doctors declared them dead.
Another person, Hadu Singh who tried to rescue them, too received injuries and is undergoing treatment at the Hathigarh PHC.
Main accused Prafulla fled from the scene before police arrived at the spot. Police have registered a case and launched a hunt to nab the absconder.