The Neral police in Raigad on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly killing his brother, sister-in-law and his nine-year-old nephew. Police said the incident took place over a land dispute. The cops have identified the deceased as Madan Jaitu Patil, his wife Madhuri Patil and their nine-year-old son. The accused has been identified as Hanumant Patil. According to the police, the victims were attacked with a sharp weapon. The accused was arrested based on CCTV footage.

“We have arrested the accused [Hanumant],” said Raigad superintendent of police (SP) Somnath Gharge, adding that he was produced before the court, which remanded him in police custody for seven days. According to the police, all three were hacked to death with an axe on their heads and faces and their bodies were thrown in the nearby river by the accused.