Bengaluru, May 29 -- Six people were killed after a group of armed men allegedly attacked them over a farmland dispute in Karnataka's Vijayapura district on Friday afternoon, police said.

Police said more than 10 men arrived while members of the Nirale family, reportedly a well-known family in Chadachan town, were clearing the property for cultivation with the help of labourers in Govindapura village.

The attackers allegedly first threw chilli powder into the victims' eyes before attacking them with sugarcane-cutting machetes and other sharp weapons. The victims were also shot during the assault.

The deceased were identified as Chandu Nirale (56), Dundappa Nirale (65), Shivaputra Nirale (60), Rahul Nirale (35), Samarth Nirale (24) and ...