Hyderabad: A land dispute led to the brutal murder of three members of a family. Sama Mallesh attacked his father Sama Bhaskaraiah, his younger brothers Srisailam, 18, and Ramaswamy, 16, with a boulder and killed them on Saturday night. Later, he informed his maternal uncle Venkataiah about the murders over phone on Sunday morning .
According to police, Bhaskaraiah and Lakshmamma, hailing from Mamillapalli village in Uppununthala mandal, own four acres of paddy. While Srisailam helped them in the fields, Ramaswamy was studying in Class X. Mallesh, an alcohol addict, had been fighting with his parents for his share of land.
As per the usual practice, Srisailam and Ramaswamy went to the field to keep guard at night on Saturday. Mallesh, who had been waiting in the field, attacked his brothers with a boulder and killed them. Later, he came home and woke up his father from sleep. He took Bhaskaraiah to the field and killed him too using a boulder.
Later, he left all three bodies in the field and went home. Villagers, who found the bodies in the field, caught Mallesh on Sunday and handed him over to the police.
