Belthangady : Youth hacks father to death ; arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

Belthangady, Jan 19, 2021:      In a shocking incident, a  young man has been arrested on the charges of hacking his father to death with a wooden log at Nadu Mundyottu in Gardady village of Belthangady  taluk on  January 18, Monday night. The accused Harish Poojary (27) has been arrested. The deceased is Sridhar Poojary (56). It is believed that the accused resorted to this barbaric act under the influence of alcohol.

 

Harish who  worked as a construction worker in Bengaluru   for some time had married a girl of another caste there reportedly without informing his  family. It is learnt, the father and son used to often quarrel over this issue after Harish had settled in his native place recently. However on Monday, the quarrel culminated in the father’s murder.

Further investigations are underway.