Daijiworld Media Network - Shivamogga (MS)

Shivamogga, Dec 15: In a heart-wrenching incident that has occurred in the Gadikoppa extension of the district, a man allegedly stabbed and killed his five-year-old niece when she was asleep over a trivial issue regarding mobile phone.

The unfortunate victim of this incident has been identified as Ranjini (5). She was allegedly killed by Santhosh (23), the younger brother of Ranjini's mother.

Ranjini's parents are of Chitradurga-origin and live there. However, they had left their daughter Ranjini under the care of her grandparents in Shivamogga. Santhosh is reportedly mentally unstable and had quarreled at home urging his parents to buy him a mobile phone. Santhosh's father had finally relented and bought a mobile phone for him.

However, the young Ranjini had played with Santhosh's new phone and damaged it in the process, it is said. Since then, Santhosh had been allegedly nursing a grudge against her. As revenge, he allegedly stabbed Ranjini when she was asleep and killed her.

Tunganagar police visited the spot and took accused Santhosh into custody and registered a case in this connection.