Mangaluru: A man allegedly murdered his younger brother with an iron rod at Kemminje village in Puttur.
The victim was identified as Mahadeva. Both Mahadeva and his brother Lingappa were working at a construction site. The duo had an argument over a financial issue on Thursday night.
Mahadeva had hit Lingappa, and the latter in a fit of rage, assaulted his younger brother with an iron rod and fled from the spot.
The doctors at the hospital declared him brought dead.