Father and son shot dead in Gwalior land dispute, nine rounds fired

A long-standing family land dispute turned deadly in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district on Friday morning, leaving a father and his son dead. It is alleged that their own relatives fired at them. The incident has spread fear across the village. Police have begun searching for the suspects, who are absconding.

The deceased have been identified as Kamlesh Lodhi and his son Amit Lodhi, residents of Padampur Khediya village in Gwalior. Both were shot at around 10.30 am.

According to police, nine rounds were fired in the attack. Family members and several villagers took the two to hospital.

According to Maharajpura police, Kamlesh Lodhi had a long-running dispute over land with his brother Rajkumar Lodhi. The family owns about 15 bigha of land, of which five bigha was in Kamlesh's possession. However, the land had not been formally partitioned between the brothers. It is alleged that Rajkumar was demanding a passage through the five-bigha portion held by Kamlesh.

The dispute is said to have escalated on Friday morning, and firing broke out between the two sides. Kamlesh and Amit died in this clash.

Police said similar firing had also taken place between the two families about four months ago over the land dispute, but Friday's incident proved fatal.

Police are searching for the accused, Rajkumar Lodhi. A police force has been deployed in Padampur Khediya village to maintain law and order amid rising tension. Police are investigating the case and gathering information on the circumstances that led to the firing in the village.