A fisticuff between two siblings resulted in the death of one of them at Pandagapaadi village in V. Kalathur police station limits in Perambalur district on Friday. The deceased was identified as D. Kaliyamurthy, 60, of Pandagapaadi village. His elder brother D. Ramaiah, 65, who was injured in the fight, has been admitted to the Government Hospital in Perambalur.
The police said a quarrel broke out between the two brothers after a cow belonging to Ramaiah reportedly grazed the farmland of Kaliyamurthy. The V. Kalathur police have registered a case of murder against Ramaiah.