Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (EP)
Puttur, Dec 4: In a gruesome incident that took place in Panaje village here, a young man hacked his own father to death.
Krishna Naik (65) from Bollimbala, Panaje village, Puttur, is the person deceased.
Krishna Naik was staying with his wife and 28 years old son Udaya. The father and the son often quarreled that the son does not go for any work. They had quarreled in the afternoon on December 4 also on the same issue. There were arguments between the father and son over the matter yet again in the evening at about 7.30 pm. Udaya Naik, who could not control his anger at the juncture, hacked his father Krishna Naik on the neck with a machete that was in the house.
The father collapsed in the yard of the house and died.
The body has been sent for post-mortem to a private hospital at Deralakatte.
Accused Udaya Naik has been arrested.