Latur, May 18 (PTI) A 45-year-old man was killed and four were injured in a clash between farmers due to a land dispute at a village in Maharashtra's Latur district, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Shindala village in the district on Thursday night, an official said.

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Farmers attacked each other with sticks and iron rods, and one of them, Vilas Venkat More (45), a resident of Shindalwadi, was killed on the spot, he said.

Four others sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment at a hospital in Latur, the official said.

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Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against seven people, of which four have been arrested, assistant police inspector Rahul Kumar Bhol said.

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