A 65-year-old woman was allegedly killed with an iron sickle after a land dispute in Almora. Police arrested the 75-year-old accused within hours as the four-year row came under investigation.
A four-year-old dispute over farmland in Almora's Syalde block escalated into a bloody incident. Following an altercation in Ratkhet Basai village, 75-year-old Raje Singh attacked 65-year-old Tulsi Devi with a sickle. The injured woman died in hospital. Police arrested the accused within hours and recovered the weapon.