Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Three Arrested in Belagavi Gram Panchayat Double Killing
Police arrested three people after a former soldier and his daughter were killed.
The attack happened inside a local gram panchayat office in Belagavi district.
The victims were Rudrappa Kundaragi and his daughter, Shashikala Kundaragi.
Rudrappa was 67 years old, and Shashikala was 26.
Rudrappa’s car driver was also hurt and taken to a hospital.
Police believe the violence may have been caused by a disagreement over family land.
The family had argued about how to divide a 38-gunta property.
Police are questioning the suspects to learn exactly what happened and what each person did.
Police arrested Basappa Kundaragi, Sangappa Kundaragi and Madiwalappa Kundaragi over the killings.
Former soldier Rudrappa Kundaragi, 67, and his daughter Shashikala Kundaragi, 26, died in the attack.
The incident occurred inside the Avaradi Gram Panchayat office in Kittur taluk, Belagavi district.
Police said the suspected motive was a long-running dispute over ancestral property among family members.
Rudrappa’s car driver was seriously injured, while police recovered weapons allegedly used in the attack.
- Who
- Former soldier Rudrappa Kundaragi and his daughter Shashikala Kundaragi were killed; Basappa Kundaragi, Sangappa Kundaragi and Madiwalappa Kundaragi were arrested.
- What
- Rudrappa and Shashikala were allegedly attacked and killed with weapons inside a gram panchayat office.
- Where
- Avaradi Gram Panchayat office in Kittur taluk of Belagavi district.
- Why
- Police suspect the killings were linked to a dispute among relatives over the division of ancestral property.
- Victims
- Rudrappa Kundaragi, 67, and his daughter Shashikala Kundaragi, 26
- Arrested
- Basappa Kundaragi, Sangappa Kundaragi and Madiwalappa Kundaragi
- Location
- Avaradi Gram Panchayat office, Kittur taluk, Belagavi district
- Suspected motive
- A long-standing dispute over ancestral property
- Property in dispute
- A 38-gunta parcel reportedly subject to division among three people
- Other injured person
- Rudrappa’s car driver sustained serious injuries
- Evidence recovered
- Police seized weapons allegedly used in the crime