A man murdered his cousin by piercing a crowbar into his head after a heated argument on a land dispute, in G. Madugula area in the Visakhapatnam Agency.
The incident happened on Wednesday night, but it came to light after the family members of the deceased lodged a complaint, late on Thursday night.
According to the police, the accused K. Simhachalam Naidu had a heated argument with his cousin K. Ramu (55) over a piece of land and in a fit of rage struck him on the head with the pointed side of the crowbar.
Ramu was admitted to KGH, where undergoing treatment, he died on Thursday night.
Ramu’s son thereafter lodged complaint with the G Madugula police late on Thursday night.
A case has been registered and the accused has been taken into custody.