Lucknow, Feb. 3 -- Three members of a family were shot dead by their close relatives in Lucknow's Malihabad area.

There were speculations that a land dispute was the root cause of the incident that claimed three lives.

However, Lucknow DM Surya Pal Gangwar said on Friday that the claims of a land dispute being the root cause of the incident have been denied by the parties involved. Rather, the deceased vouching against the accused in his land dispute with someone else has been stated to be the cause that led to the tragic incident.

"We have spoken with the family regarding the question that lay ahead of us that what was the dispute that led to the incident? The family members have said that Salim and Lallan are real brothers. Salim's d...