SWABI, March 3: A man killed his two nephews over ownership of a tree in a disputed piece of land in Razaar tehsil here on Sunday, police said.

They said that the incident occurred in Sikandary village, a far-flung area of Razaar. They said that the accused, Rahim Dil, had a land dispute with his nephews, Sajid Khan and Rafaqat Ali, both brothers.

Residents said that Mr Dil and his nephews were working in their fields when they started quarrelling over ownership of a tree. The dispute led to killing of Sajid and Rafaqat on the spot, while the accused escaped.

The Kalu Khan police haveregistered a case against Mr Dil.

TOBACCO CULTIVATION: Tobacco growers here have started plantation of tobacco crop despite their leaders` campaign to discourage its cultivation this current year in protest against exploitative tactics of the buyer companies.

The growers told this correspondent on Sunday that there was no industry in the district and the only source of their livelihood was the tobacco crop.

`Our family has been cultivating the flue-cured virginia (FCV) tobacco for last five decades. This is our only source of cash income. If we give up tobacco growing, we would be left with no source of livelihood,` said Mohammad Sardar of Maneri Bala.