Udupi: Property dispute - Man kills inebriated brother in a bid to save mother
Inchara Udupi
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Mar 21: In an incident that shocked the village of Innanje here on Tuesday March 19, a man killed his younger brother while trying to save his mother from the latter's assault.
The deceased has been identified as Shankar Kotian (47), son of the late Shiva Poojary and Paddu Poojarthi, and resident of Mandedi Undaru in Innanje. The accused is his brother Srinivas Kotian (55).
Shankar (left) and Srinivas
It is said that Shankar used to annoy his mother and other family members over a property of five acres that was in his mother's name. He lost his job after which he began suffering from mental instability. He used to come home drunk frequently and pick a fight at home.
On Tuesday too he came home drunk as usual and began a quarrel with his mother and even chased around her with an intention to assault her.
In an attempt to save his mother, elder brother Srinivas grabbed a heavy wooden stick and began beating Shankar. The younger brother too retaliated and a physical fight ensued. In the heat of the moment, Srinivas hit Shankar's head with a knife and injured him gravely. Shankar died soon after due to excessive bleeding.
Kaup police who arrived on the spot arrested Srinivas and began investigations.
Kaup circle inspector Shivanand Valekar, inspector Archana, crime SI Rajendra Naik are part of the investigating team.
As the news began to spread, locals one by one visited the crime spot on Wednesday March 20 morning. Karkala sub-division DySP Jayant Shetty too inspected the spot and conducted enquiries.