nA woman and her two children were killed by her relatives over a property dispute in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Friday.
The victim's husband and her mother-in-law were also seriously injured, and the latter is in a critical condition, Mahasamund Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said over telephone.
Police have arrested two persons in this connection, Thakur said.
The deceased were identified as Jagriti Gaikwad (40), wife of Oas Gaikwad, and their children Teena (16) and Manish (17).
The incident happened on Friday morning in Joba village in the Tumgaon police station limits.
The victim and a relative, Brijsen, had a property dispute and the matter is in court, the officer said.
Armed with sharp edged weapons, accused Paras Gaikwad and his son Brijsen Gaikwad entered the house of the victim. Brijsen threw chilli powder in the eyes of the family members and hacked them with an axe, the officer said.
The husband managed to run to a neighbour's house who called police.
By the time police reached the spot, Jagriti Gaikwad, Teena and Manish were dead. The injured have been hospitalized.