Patna, Jul 13 (IANS): Three persons of a family were stabbed to death in Bihar's Rohtas district on Tuesday evening, police said.

The deceased were identified as Vijay Singh and his two sons, Kaju Singh and Dipak Singh.

The incident occurred in Khudraw village under Darihat police station.

According to an official of Darihat police station, the reason for the incident appeared to be a property dispute.

"The family members of the victims alleged that they had a property dispute with a person living in the same village. On Tuesday evening, a group of men attacked Vijay and his two sons with sharp-edged weapons, stabbing them to death," the official said.

The attackers are at large after the incident. As the situation in the village remains tense, police have deployed additional force there to prevent further untoward incidents.

"We have identified the accused persons. They will be put behind the bars soon," the official said.