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Karnataka shocker: Minor boy killed after being hit by father with scissors in Chitradurga

Police said that two minor siblings were fighting over a TV remote when the father threw a pair of scissors at the eldest son in a fit of rage.

Minor boy killed after being hit by father with scissors in Chitradurga
Minor boy killed after being hit by father with scissors in Chitradurga

By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Oct 16, 2023, 5:38 PM IST

Chitradurga: In a shocking incident, an angry father threw a pair of scissors at his two quarreling children over the TV remote leading to the death of his elder son in Karnataka's Chitradurga, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Molakalmuru town of the district on Sunday evening. A police official said that Laxmana Babu's two minor children were fighting over the TV remote while watching TV at home.

While two children were fighting over the TV remote, the father Laxmana Babu, who was at home, got angry seeing the children's fight and threw a scissor at his eldest son in a fit of rage. As a result, the scissor damaged the boy's ear and he died of severe bleeding, an official said. The deceased has been identified as Chandrasekhar (16).

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It is learnt that Laxmana Babu was suffering from a stroke and was staying at home. A police official said that a case has been registered against the father Laxmana Babu at Molakalmuru police station. The police are investigating the matter. Pertinently, in another crime reported from Karnataka , a woman was allegedly paraded with a garland of shoes in Belagavi district of the state over the suspicion of honey-trapping.

The incident was reported from Ghataprabha Mrutyunjaya area near Gokak town in Belagavi district of Karnataka. Police said that the local villagers paraded the woman after locals accused her of honey trapping. Police said that the locals barged into the woman's house and dragged her out of her house. She was later paraded after being garlanded with chappals near Ghataprabha Mrutyunjaya Circle area.

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