Wall painter stabbed to death by his Foster Father over trivial row arrested by Jnanabharathi police

Pramesh S Jain 

A 37-year-old wall painter was stabbed to death by his foster father over a trivial row at his house in Jnanabharathi police station limits on Sunday.

The deceased Ananda,resident of Doddagorralahatti was alcoholic and used to have frequent fights with the family.

On Sunday night the accused Puttaswamy,70,foster father of Anand had an heated argument demanding him to pay the rent .

Heated argument turned ugly when Puttaswamy in the melee grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Anand on his chest.

Anand collapsed on the ground and started bleeding profusely.Neighbours rushed to his help and shifted him to a near-by private hospital where thj doctors declared him as brought dead.

The Jnanabharathi police arrested Puttaswamy for further investigation.

In another incident,a 37-year-old construction labourer was found murdered at the park near KC General hospital in Malleshwaram on Monday.

The deceased Pannir Selvam, was a resident of MD block. Selvan was working as construction labourer and living with his wife and four children.

Selvam was found dead on the spot with a severe head injuries.The Malleshwaram police who have taken up a case of murder suspected that drunken brawl could have led to the murder.The police are probing to track down the assailants .

In another incident a 17-year-old youth was found murdered at Gangamanagudi circle on Monday.

The deceased Manjunath was found in a pool of blood with multiple stab injuries on roadside was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

The police have registered a case of murder and efforts are on to track down the assailants .