India: Hundreds killed over property every year

RANCHI: As property prices have shot up exorbitantly, land has become more valuable in Jharkhand than anything else. Even relation comes second. There have been a number of incidents where father has been killed by his sons for land and money. Many of the widows are branded witch by her relatives and killed for property. Almost one person is killed every day in the state in disputes over property. Surprisingly, Jharkhand reports more cases of killings than its neighboring states over such disputes. Read more here.