Unhappy over property distribution, daughter-in-law's brother kills 4 members of family in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: Four members of a family were on Friday murdered over property dispute in Bhatkal Taluka's Haduvalli.
The deceased have identified as Shambu Bhat (70), his wife Mahadevi Bhat (60), his son Raghu aka Raju Bhat (40) and Raghu's wife Kusuma Bhat.
The accused have been identified as Vinay Shridhar, brother of one of the daughters in law of Shambu.
According to the police, one of Shambu's son had died after suffering from earlier last year after which Vidya had sought her share in the family's property.
After several family altercations, Shambu Bhat had handed over a share of his property to Vidya.
The police further added, Vidya's brother, Shridhar was unhappy with the property given to Divya and murdered the four family members in rage.
The Bhat family was brutally assaulted with farming sickle on Friday afternoon.
Raghu's four-year-old and ten-year-old sons were sleeping at neighbour's house and were spared by the accused.
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Man allegedly arrives with deadly weapon to attack another, caught by public in Jokatte
Panambur: A man who allegedly came armed to attack another person was caught by members of the public and later handed over to police in Jokatte late on Friday night.
The accused has been identified as Naveen Poojari, originally from Vamanjoor and presently residing in Jokatte.
According to police sources, Naveen was married and has an eight-year-old son. The couple are now divorced.
Police said Naveen suspected that his former wife, who is employed at a showroom in Padil, was moving closely with Devi Prasad Acharya, a mechanic working there.
Based on this suspicion, Naveen allegedly went to the house of Devi Prasad Acharya on Friday night carrying a deadly weapon, created a scene and issued threats.
During the incident, Devi Prasad Acharya reportedly contacted the 112 emergency helpline, following which Naveen fled from the spot.
While escaping, Naveen is said to have fallen from his two-wheeler near the Jokatte Panchayat area. Local residents who rushed to help noticed a deadly weapon on the vehicle and immediately alerted police.
Officials from Panambur Police Station rushed to the spot, took Naveen into custody and brought him to the station.
A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by Devi Prasad Acharya, and further action is under way.
