PRAYAGRAJ, March 12 -- A 45-year-old woman and her 22-year-old son were fatally attacked with an axe and a pickaxe over a minor dispute in Kaju village under Charwa police station of Kaushambi district late Monday night. Both were rushed to the medical college hospital but could not be saved, police officials said.

A case under relevant sections has been registered against a woman and her two sons from the same village in connection with the killings. While one of the accused has been nabbed, the other along with the woman is on the run. Three teams have been formed to nab the absconders, they added.

Meanwhile, IG Prem Kumar visited the site of the murders late in the night itself and taking a strong cognisance of the incident, ordered ...