India, July 1 -- A 48-year-old man was killed after crude bombs were hurled allegedly during a dispute between two cousin brothers over the possession of a piece of ancestral land in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday morning, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Rafikul Sheikh. Among the accused are his cousin brother Hafikul Sheikh, his son and a few others.

"A dispute had been going on for long between the two cousins over a piece of ancestral land. On Tuesday morning, when the members of the two families were fighting, at least two crude bombs were hurled. Rafikul was killed on the spot," said an officer of Nowda police station.

Police have detained a few persons for questioning. No one was arrested till repo...