India, June 24 -- A five-year-old land dispute left four people dead at Mundi Karal village under Sekhwan police station limits in Batala on Tuesday night. Police identified the attacker as Manjot Singh, 35, whose parents died years ago, and who ironically lived and ate at the very household he targeted.

The violence erupted in the absence of Manjot's uncle, Nishan Singh, with whom he had a longstanding property row and frequent financial dispute.

Accompanied by his friend Pargat Singh, an ex-serviceman, Manjot arrived at the house armed with a pistol. Following an argument, he opened fire on his aunt, Harjit Kaur, 45, hitting her in the chest and killing her instantly. He then turned the weapon on his 12-year-old cousin, Hari Amritpal ...