India, April 16 -- A 39-year-old man was allegedly hammered to death by his 23-year-old relative at Rafiqabad, Ghaziabad, near National Highway - 9 on Tuesday afternoon, officers said, adding that they also seized a used cartridge from the crime scene and suspect that the victim was also shot during the incident.

The incident took place under the jurisdiction of Masuri police station area around 1.30pm. Police identified the victim as Dasna resident Mohammad Afzal and the suspect as Mohammad Talib, his nephew and a resident of nearby Mayur Vihar Colony.

"Suspect Talib was taken into custody soon after the incident. Talib's father and the victim were having a dispute related to a plot of land in Dasna. So, the two families had been in di...