Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Man Killed in Water Dispute in Anantapur
In a town called Old Guntakal, two neighbors got into a fight while collecting water from a public tap.
One of them, Shivakumar, went home and came back with a sharp tool called a hunting sickle.
He used it to hurt the other neighbor, K. Chandrasekhar, very badly, and Chandrasekhar died right there.
The police took Chandrasekhar's body to the hospital to find out more about what happened and have started an investigation.
A quarrel over collecting water from a public tap in Old Guntakal, Anantapur district, led to a fatal attack.
Shivakumar attacked K. Chandrasekhar with a hunting sickle, killing him on the spot.
The incident occurred near the Guntakal Ankalamma Temple in Old Guntakal town.
Police have registered a case and sent Chandrasekhar’s body for a post-mortem examination.
The sub-inspector, M.C. Kondayya, reported the details of the incident.
- Who
- K. Chandrasekhar (victim) and Shivakumar (assailant)
- What
- A fatal attack during a quarrel over collecting water from a public tap
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Old Guntakal, Anantapur district
- Why
- The quarrel escalated due to a dispute over collecting water from a public tap
- Location
- Old Guntakal, Anantapur district
- Victim
- K. Chandrasekhar
- Assailant
- Shivakumar
- Weapon
- Hunting sickle
- Incident Date
- Friday
- Action Taken
- Police registered a case and body sent for post-mortem