Bantwal: Gram Panchayath member, wife assaulted with swords at wee hours on Friday
Bantwal: A Congressman and a member of Gram Panchayath was on Friday in the wee hours assaulted by a group of men at his residence with swords. The incident was reported from Meramajalu village under Bantwal Rural Police Station limits.
A resident of Meramajalu and member of local Gram Panchayath Yogish Prabhu and his wife Shobha have sustained injuries during the attack. The attack was carried by a group of three unidentified men on Friday at around 4:00 am.
Both Yogish and his wife Shobha have sustained severe injuries and have been shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment.
Bantwal ASP Saidulu Adavat, Bantwal CPI T D Nagaraj. Bantwal Rural PSI Prasanna and other police personnel reached the spot and are investigating the case.
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Man kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
