6 of a family murdered in India's Madhya Pradesh

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Daily Bangla Times: Six members of a family, including three women, were shot dead and three others were wounded today in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district in a gruesome fall-out of a long-standing land dispute, said a senior police official. The incident took place at around 10:00am at Lepa village, 50-60km from the district headquarters.

Three of the victims died on the spot and three others succumbed to bullet wounds while being rushed to a hospital, Inspector General of Police (Chambal Zone) S Saxena told PTI over the phone. Police have identified eight persons who were allegedly involved in the murders and a case has been registered against them, he said.

Asked about the motive behind the killings, the official said that the deceased and the accused had an old enmity. "The victims' relatives have been accused of murdering the family members of today's alleged killers," the official said. According to police, some people attacked people belonging to the other side with sticks and weapons, after which the conflict flared up.