Mangalore: Son stabs inebriated father to death following quarrel
Yashodhara Bangera
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (EP)
Mangalore, Dec 27: In a shocking incident that occurred on Thursday December 26, a son allegedly stabbed his inebriated father to death following a quarrel.
The incident occurred at Tarolikadu of Kompadavu near Muchoor at around 2 pm.
Meenagowda
Rajesh
The deceased is identified as Meenagowda (58), a resident of Tarolikadu. Bajpe police have arrested his third son Rajesh Gowda (20) in connection to the murder.
Meenagowda was said to have been coming home drunk and creating commotion every day. There used to be quarrels in the family regarding his drinking habit. The fight between the father and the son concluded in the murder of the father this time. The locals said that as quarrels were common, nobody used to bother about them.
Meenagowda’s first son Dayananda and his second son Hemachandra were out on work at the time of the incident, it is said. Rajesh is said to have not responded to phone calls, and when police questioned, he said that he did not have his mobile phone with him.
The deceased is survived by his wife Lalitha and three sons.
A case has been registered in Bajpe police station.