Gumla, Feb 9 (PTI) Three persons of a family were hacked to death with an axe in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Friday allegedly over sharing of logs of a felled tree, police said.

One person was injured in the incident that happened in Sakrauli village in Sisai police station area around 3 pm, they said.

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"The dispute within the family turned violent and one of them, who had a sharp weapon (axe), attacked four others. Three people were killed on the spot, while one was seriously injured," Sub-Divisional Police Officer Suresh Prasad Sahu said.

The injured person was referred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi for better treatment, he said.

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Two persons were detained in connection with the case, police said.

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