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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Lorry overturns at Dhimbam Ghat, disrupting traffic between Karnataka-Tamil Nadu
Chamarajanagar: A multi-wheeler lorry overturned at the 15th sharp turn of Dhimbam Ghat, located on the national highway connecting Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, causing a significant traffic disruption.
The incident, which occurred at the inter-state border near Chamarajanagar district, forced vehicles to navigate the highway between Sathyamangalam in Tamil Nadu and Mysuru with difficulty.
Tamil Nadu police responded to the scene, clearing the overturned vehicle and restoring normal traffic flow.
