Man, son hacked to death

SUNDARGARH: A man and his son were hacked to death in remote Samura village under Hemgir police limits on Tuesday morning over selling of a fruit-bearing tree. The two deceased are Debraj Kua (50) and his son Gulbadan. Sundargarh SDPO SK Mishra said the main accused, Ganeswar Bhaiswal and Ranjit Tirkey, were arrested and the weapons used in the crime seized. Debraj, having several criminal antecedents, was nursing a grudge against fellow villager Fakir Ghusi. Till recently Debraj enjoyed the fruits grown in Fakir’s area. But Fakir did not like it and to get rid of Debraj, he had sold the patch of land and the tree to the accused Tirkey recently. On the fateful day, Debraj and Gulbadan -- armed with axes -- had given a murderous chase to Fakir and his son Sridhar. Fakir and Sridhar ran for life and took shelter at their relative’s house, but the attackers duo tried to break open the door.Meanwhile, Fakir’s relatives Ganeswar and Ranjit came to their rescue and in a fit of rage hacked Debraj to death while Gulbadan was killed with iron rod. A case has been registered.