Archive · 15 Dec 2025
Three Arrested in Karnataka Land Dispute Murder
A man named C Muthappa was killed in a place called Puttaparthi.
He was working in his tomato field and didn't come home.
The next day, his body was found with bad injuries.
The police found three men who did this.
They were angry because of a fight over land and because Muthappa had embarrassed one of them in public.
The police worked hard to catch these men and now they are in jail.
The police chief said they will catch all bad people and asked everyone to put cameras in their homes to help stop crimes.
Three men arrested for the murder of C Muthappa in Puttaparthi, Karnataka.
Murder motivated by land disputes and personal vengeance.
Victim's body found with severe head injuries and a stab wound on September 4, 2025.
Accused confessed to plotting the murder for six months and attacking the victim with iron rods.
Police praised for their efforts in solving the case and arresting the culprits.
- Who
- C Muthappa (44), a resident of Devaravanka village in Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka
- What
- Murder driven by land disputes and personal vengeance
- When
- Murder on September 3, 2025; Arrests on December 14, 2025
- Where
- Murder near a stream bund in Amadagur, Puttaparthi; Arrests near Mohammadabad in O.D. Cheruvu mandal
- Why
- Land disputes and personal grudges
- Victim
- C Muthappa (44), Devaravanka village, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka
- Date of Murder
- September 3, 2025
- Location of Murder
- Near a stream bund in Amadagur, Puttaparthi
- Arrested Accused
- K Suresha (54), R Somashekara (36), A Ananda (42)
- Date of Arrest
- December 14, 2025
- Arrest Location
- Near Mohammadabad in O.D. Cheruvu mandal
- Motive
- Land disputes and personal vengeance