Maoist guerrillas have allegedly killed eight members of a family, including two minor girls, over a property dispute in a Chhattisgarh village, police said on Wednesday on the basis of a complaint.

Police were informed about the tragedy by a surviving member of the family - Ramain Vishwakarma - who is said to have walked barefoot several km of hilly forested areas Wednesday evening to reach the Koilibera police station in Kanker district of Bastar region.