ALAPPUZHA: An elderly man was killed by two brothers in a brawl over a land dispute at Cherthala in Alappuzha. The deceased has been identified as Maniyan(75), a native of Cherthala. Following this, his neighbours, Sundaresha Rao and Sreedhara Rao, were taken into custody by the Arthunkal police.

The incident occurred by morning 11 am on Monday. According to the police, the two families have been embroiled in a land dispute for the past few years. It is learnt that a brawl broke between the two families in the morning which resulted in Maniyan's murder.