Wardha, April 5 A land dispute turned violent in Wardha district of Maharashtra on Sunday when a minor allegedly stabbed his uncle and cousin to death during a wedding procession, police said.
The incident, which occurred in Barbadi village around 10:30 am, caused panic in the area, an official said.
An argument broke out between the teenager, his uncle, Prabhakar Bhalme (50), and cousin Ritesh (24) during the wedding procession, and the accused brutally attacked them with a knife in a fit of anger, killing them on the spot, he said.
The family members had a long-standing land dispute, and prima facie, the attack appears to be a result of this, the official said.
"We received information and immediately reached the spot. The teenager has been detained, and further investigation is underway," he said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
The sudden attack during a public event triggered panic in the area, and police have been deployed in the locality to maintain law and order, he said.