A man allegedly killed an elderly couple and their daughter-in-law by hitting them with his mini van over an old enmity in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place at around 8 pm on Tuesday in Nachona village, Superintendent of Police Vishal Anand told.
The accused and the victims were neighbours and had a dispute, according to police. They had a quarrel on Tuesday over some issue, the official said. While the victims were standing on a road in front of their house, the accused allegedly rammed his mini van into them, he said. The deceased included a 70-year-old man, his wife aged 67 and their daughter-in-law (in her 30s). The accused was taken into custody, the police said, adding further investigation was on into the incident.