Lalmonirhat, June 27 -- An elderly man was hacked to death allegedly by his nephew following a land dispute in Sanjana union of Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha upazila on Friday.

The deceased was identified as Abu Sama, 64, a resident of the same area. His nephew and prime accused, Hashem Ali, son of Boser Ali, has been on the run since the incident.

Three people were arrested in connection with the incident, while efforts are underway to arrest the prime accused, said Hatibandha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudunnabi.

According to the OC, a dispute arose between the uncle and nephew on Thursday after Abu Sama, while cultivating his land with a tractor, allegedly damaged a portion of the boundary embankment (ail) of Hashem Ali's l...