Vijayapura, May 29 -- In a shocking incident that has once again brought back memories of violent feuds in the Bhima river belt, six people were brutally murdered over a land dispute in Govindapura village of Chadachan taluk in Vijayapura district on Friday, May 29.

The victims have been identified as Revanasiddappa Nirale, Dundappa Revanasiddappa Nirale, Shivaputra Revanasiddappa Nirale, Chandrashekhar Nirale, Shabbir Nadaf and another person. According to police sources, the victims were first attacked with deadly weapons and later shot dead by the assailants.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a long-standing dispute over agricultural land was ongoing between the families of Appugouda Patil and Revanasiddappa Nirale. The tension...