Nashik, Dec 11 (PTI) A 34-year-old man was allegedly attacked and killed by his younger brother in a dispute over property in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Monday, police said.

Mayank Chandrakant Jadhav was allegedly attacked and killed by his brother Akash (32) at their house in Samarth Ramdas Swami Nagar in the Upnagar area in the morning, an official said.

Also Read | Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tenders Resignation to Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel After BJP Named Mohan Yadav As Next Chief Minister.

According to the police, the accused wanted to sell an ancestral property, but the victim was against it. The brothers argued frequently on the issue, he said.

The quarrel escalated in the early hours of the day, following which the accused attacked his brother with a sharp weapon and killed him on the spot, the official said.

Also Read | Will Work To Fulfil Expectations of People of Madhya Pradesh, Says BJP's CM-Designate Mohan Yadav (Watch Video).

The accused has been taken into custody, and the police are in the process of registering a case, he added.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)