Keshav Ram hanged himself to death after seriously injuring his widowed sister-in-law Dhanwanti and her 12-year-old daughter Shivani late last night, they said.
Keshav, who had been claiming his share in 12 bighas of land under his sister-in-law's possession, barged into her hutment following which he attacked Dhanwanti and her daughter with a sharp-edged weapon, police said.
Taking them as dead, he fled to his fields on the outskirts of the village and allegedly hanged himself from a tree, they said, adding that Dhanwanti and her daughter were rushed to a hospital by their neighbours.