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Man Arrested for Hacking Younger Brother to Death in Jharkhand Land Dispute
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News18•18-10-2026, 19:00
Man Arrested for Hacking Younger Brother to Death in Jharkhand Land Dispute
- •A 50-year-old man, Kajaru Mahto, was hacked to death by his elder brother over a land dispute in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district.
- •The accused, Lakhan Mahto (55), was promptly arrested by the police following the incident in Karma Uchakah village.
- •An argument escalated into violence when the accused attacked the victim with a sharp-edged traditional weapon known as a farsa.
- •Police have seized the murder weapon and sent the victim's body for a post-mortem examination as investigation continues.
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Kajaru Mahto was hacked to death by his elder brother, Lakhan Mahto, following a long-standing land dispute that escalated from an argument into a violent physical confrontation.
The elder brother of the victim, identified as 55-year-old Lakhan Mahto, was arrested by the police following the fatal incident.
The accused attacked his younger brother with a farsa, which is a traditional sharp-edged weapon, while the victim was standing outside his house.