India, July 10 -- A 24-year-old man was stabbed to death by three brothers outside his home in south Delhi's Arjun Camp near Mahipalpur on Tuesday evening, in full view of his mother, following a months-long feud over which family's ancestral deity was superior, police said on Wednesday.

The victim, Sunny, was attacked barely a few feet from his jhuggi as he returned from the market. Two of the accused, Rahul and Raj Kumar, held his arms while their brother Ravi repeatedly stabbed him with a knife, investigators privy to the case details said.

Sunny's mother, Asha, a domestic worker, tried to intervene but was shoved aside as her son collapsed in front of her, the officer cited above said.

Police said the brothers fled the scene after ...