<p>Ambala: An ex-serviceman allegedly hacked to death five members of his family, including his mother and minor nephew and niece, in Naraingarh here, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in Rator village of Naraingarh on Sunday night, they said.</p>.<p>The retired soldier Bhushan Kumar allegedly brutally killed the five family members and injured his father with an axe while they were asleep, the police said.</p>.Four members of Indian family in Kuwait killed in fire in apartment.<p>He also tried to burn the bodies after committing the crime, they added.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigation suggested that an alleged land dispute between the two brothers led to the incident, the police said.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Kumar's mother Saroopi Devi (65), brother Harish Kumar (35), sister-in-law Sonia (32), and their two children -- Yashika (5) and Mayank (6).</p>.<p>The father of the accused, Om Prakash, who was also injured in the attack, is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital in Naraingarh, police said.</p>.<p>On receiving information about the incident, Ambala's Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh visited the spot late in the night.</p>.<p>Police teams have been formed to arrest the accused who fled the spot after allegedly committing the murder.</p>.<p>These teams are raiding various places, the police said, adding that further probe in the case is on. </p>
<p>Ambala: An ex-serviceman allegedly hacked to death five members of his family, including his mother and minor nephew and niece, in Naraingarh here, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>The incident occurred in Rator village of Naraingarh on Sunday night, they said.</p>.<p>The retired soldier Bhushan Kumar allegedly brutally killed the five family members and injured his father with an axe while they were asleep, the police said.</p>.Four members of Indian family in Kuwait killed in fire in apartment.<p>He also tried to burn the bodies after committing the crime, they added.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigation suggested that an alleged land dispute between the two brothers led to the incident, the police said.</p>.<p>The deceased have been identified as Kumar's mother Saroopi Devi (65), brother Harish Kumar (35), sister-in-law Sonia (32), and their two children -- Yashika (5) and Mayank (6).</p>.<p>The father of the accused, Om Prakash, who was also injured in the attack, is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital in Naraingarh, police said.</p>.<p>On receiving information about the incident, Ambala's Superintendent of Police Surinder Singh visited the spot late in the night.</p>.<p>Police teams have been formed to arrest the accused who fled the spot after allegedly committing the murder.</p>.<p>These teams are raiding various places, the police said, adding that further probe in the case is on. </p>