Youth murders uncle over property dispute in Jammu

A youth allegedly hacked his uncle to death with an axe over a land dispute in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said here today.

Roop Singh attacked his uncle Darshan Singh with an axe in agricultural fields of Poonch town last evening after a verbal dual over the land dispute, they said.

Darshan died on the spot due to head injuries, police said, adding that the axe has been recovered from Roop following which he was arrested.