Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- A 57-year-old rural medical practitioner was hacked to death in Nagarkurnool over an alleged land dispute on Friday, July 31.

The incident occurred in Pentalavelli village of Kollapur mandal when the RMP, Bogini Mallaiah, was attacked by three people outside his clinic. Mallaiah was a native of Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh. He had migrated to Pentalavelli around 35 years ago and worked as an RMP in the village.

Eight-year-old land dispute

According to the Pentlavelli police, Mallaiah had been involved in a land dispute with some people for the past eight years. On Friday, Mallaiah visited the Kollapur court in connection with the case and returned to his clinic.

While he was working, two women and a man allege...