Family fight in Manjeshwara: One more attack victim succumbs to injuries in Mangaluru hospital
Manjeshwara: The number of victims of the family dispute in Kunjathur, Thuminad, following which, a man allegedly hacked his 17-year-old daughter to death, has reportedly risen to two, as one more member of the family died in hospital on Tuesday.
The deceased, Sheikunhi, is learned to be the husband of the accused Umar Farooq’s sister-in-law.
Sheikunhi and Farooq reportedly had a long-standing disagreement regarding family issues for a long time. On Monday evening, an argument broke out between them and very soon turned into a fight. An infuriated Farooq is learned to have attacked Sheikunhi with a lethal weapon. His daughter Jumaila, who attempted to stop her father, was struck by Farooq and, having sustained severe injuries, died on the spot.
A grievously injured Sheikunhi was taken to a hospital in Mangaluru and succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning.
The murder accused Farooq was arrested by the police on Monday evening.
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Man murdered over decade-old personal dispute, accused arrested
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 49-year-old man was hacked to death with a machete in this district, allegedly over a personal dispute dating back nearly a decade, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Basappa Hosamani, a resident of Sadoni village, they said.
The accused, Irayya Sangayya Mathapati (32), has been arrested in connection with the murder, police said.
According to the police, the incident occurred on Monday evening in Hoolikatti village of Savadatti taluk.
The crime is linked to an incident that took place about ten years ago, when Hosamani allegedly eloped with the accused's mother and went to Kolhapur in Maharashtra. At the time, accused Mathapati was 18-years-old.
Police said Hosamani had recently returned to the village for some work after leaving the woman in Kolhapur.
Investigators believe the accused, who had been nursing a long-standing grudge over the issue, attacked Hosamani with a machete, inflicting multiple fatal injuries.
After the incident, the accused allegedly informed the police himself and remained at the scene until officers arrived, they said.
A case of murder has been registered at the Savadatti police station, and further investigation is underway.
