Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Former Army Man, Daughter Hacked to Death Over Property Dispute
A former Army serviceman and his daughter were killed in Karnataka.
The police said they were attacked inside a local village government office.
The victims were Rudrappa Kundargi and his 26-year-old daughter, Shashikala.
Police alleged that Rudrappa’s two brothers and a nephew carried out the attack.
The alleged attackers reportedly used an axe and a sickle.
The family had gone to the office about paperwork for dividing inherited property.
The property had belonged to Rudrappa’s father, who died three years earlier.
Police said the relatives came after learning that Rudrappa was at the office.
A 67-year-old former Army serviceman and his 26-year-old daughter were allegedly killed inside a gram panchayat office in Karnataka’s Belagavi district.
Police said Rudrappa Kundargi and his daughter, Shashikala, were attacked with an axe and sickle.
The alleged attackers were Rudrappa’s brothers, Basappa Kundargi and Sangappa Kundargi, along with a nephew.
The incident reportedly occurred Wednesday afternoon in Kittur taluk.
Police said the attack was linked to a dispute over dividing property belonging to Rudrappa’s father, who died three years ago.
- Who
- Rudrappa Kundargi, 67, and his daughter Shashikala, 26, were allegedly killed; police identified Rudrappa’s brothers Basappa Kundargi and Sangappa Kundargi and a nephew as the alleged attackers.
- What
- The former serviceman and his daughter were allegedly hacked to death with an axe and sickle.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon.
- Where
- Inside a gram panchayat office in Kittur taluk, Karnataka’s Belagavi district.
- Why
- Police linked the alleged attack to a dispute over documentation, verification and division of property belonging to Rudrappa’s late father.
- Victims
- Rudrappa Kundargi, 67, and his daughter Shashikala, 26
- Shashikala’s occupation
- Engineer
- Location
- A gram panchayat office in Kittur taluk, Belagavi district, Karnataka
- Alleged weapons
- An axe and sickle
- Alleged attackers
- Basappa Kundargi, Sangappa Kundargi and a nephew
- Dispute
- Documentation, verification and division of property inherited from Rudrappa’s father
- Timing
- Wednesday afternoon