Daijiworld Media Network - Sullia
Sullia, Jun 17: Nagappa (70), who allegedly shot dead his daughter-in-law following a quarrel with his son at Subramanya here on Saturday June 14, is learnt to have been hiding in the forest ever since!
It was initially reported that Nagappa had been arrested soon after the incident, however, it was later learnt that Nagappa had in fact fled the spot along with the murder weapon.
File Photo of Nagappa
Nagappa was said to be constantly at loggerheads with his son over property issue. After his wife's death some years ago, Nagappa lived with his son Uday and daughter-in-law Vidya. However, Nagappa used to habitually get drunk and create trouble at home, and unable to bear it anymore, Uday moved out with his wife and built a house for himself next to his father's house. This led to constant fights between father and son, to the point that on Friday June 13 Nagappa reportedly threatened to kill Vidya. The next day, hours after his son filed a complaint with the police, Nagappa went to his house, and not finding him there, allegedly shot dead his daughter-in-law.
It is learnt that Nagappa, soon after the incident, escaped from the spot and took refuge in the woods. Ever since then, armed with his gun, Nagappa has been hiding in the forest. Though he was said to have been spotted, locals fear to confront him as he is armed. There is also a suspicion that he might next plan to shoot his son.
Locals claimed that they heard gun shots on Sunday night and on Monday, reportedy fired by Nagappa. The police too are yet to catch him. It was suspected that the gun shots may be of Nagappa killing himself, but a thorough search by the locals and the police did not bear any result. The police then returned to town and came back with guns, and along with the locals, they waited for him at places he was most likely to pass through. However, that plan too failed.
Interestingly, the locals said that Nagappa knows every inch of the forest, and on a previous occasion he had gone into the forest threatening to end his life. He had fired in the air to make everyone believe he had died, only to return home after a few hours.