Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jan 23: In an incident which happened in a flat at Karambaru near Bajpe on the evening of Tuesday January 22, a man hit his wife repeatedly with a sickle, leaving her badly injured.
Sandesh Shetty and his wife, Shubhavani, used to live in a flat at Karambaru along with their daughter. It is said that Shubhavani had given her money to her husband for acquiring the said flat. On this issue, the husband-wife duo had some misunderstanding two months back, it is said. Frustrated by this development, Shubhavani had begun to stay with her parents.
On Tuesday, Shubhavani visited Kateel temple in the afternoon, and went to the flat at Karambaru in the evening along with her daughter. On this occasion, she had some argument with her husband. In a fit of range, Sandesh is said to have hit Shubhavani with a sickle in her neck, back, chest, head and hand. Shubhavani, who was bleeding profusely, was admitted into a private hospital in the city. She is said to be in the intensive care unit of the hospital.
Sandesh, perhaps overtaken by emotions as a result of this incident, consumed some poisonous substance. He stands admitted into Wenlock Hospital here.
Bajpe police have taken up investigation.