Overview
- Munikrishnappa, 70, a retired BMTC employee, died at a private hospital after being attacked Saturday night in Doopanahalli, police said.
- The accused son, identified as Mohana/Mohan Kumar, was taken into custody and the FIR has been upgraded to murder following the death.
- Investigators say a long-running property dispute likely triggered the assault, with tensions reportedly rising after a recent will favoring grandchildren.
- DCP Vikram Amte said a complaint filed by the victim’s daughter-in-law led to the case, and officers are examining the role of another son named in the FIR.
- Accounts of the weapon differ between reports, with police mentioning a sharp-edged object in one briefing and a hockey stick and iron rod in another, and forensic work continues.