Harihar: Police have arrested four persons of a single family on charges of murdering a man for questioning about cutting the tree in front of a house in Deetur village of the taluk on Wednesday.
According to the police, the victim has been identified as Lankesh KB (40), a resident of Deetur village. The accused have been identified as Hanumanthappa, his wife Lakshmamma and their children Prakash and Guttemma, all relatives of the victim. Hanumantappa and Lankesh lived in houses opposite each other in the village. There has been an old feud between the two families over a land dispute. Hanumanthapa was cutting a tree in front of Lankesh’s house in the morning. When Lankesh asked the reason, a verbal fight broke out between the two.
At this time, Hanumanthapa tried to strike him with a sickle, but Lankesh and his elder brother Chandrashekhar escaped. At the same time, Hanumanthapa’s wife Lakshmamma, son Prakash and daughter Guttemma, who had reached the place, abused him. When the fight escalated, accused Hanumanthappa hit Lankesh hard on the chest with a stone. Lankesh collapsed on the spot. He succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Davangere town. Harihar police registered a case.
