Raipur:
A 16-year-old boy allegedly killed his younger brother over a money dispute in Raipur district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in the village of Nimora on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, a senior police official said.
The victim is said to have spent money carelessly and would often ask his brother for money, according to the preliminary investigation. The two brothers argued over the matter on Tuesday.
At night, the suspect beat his younger brother with a pickaxe while he was sleeping, the official said, adding that he has been detained and the investigation is ongoing.
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