Karwar: A man ruthlessly murdered his own relative after a dispute over property in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada District.
The deceased is identified as Mahabaleshwara Halappa Nayak (67) and the accused is Umesh Lakshman Nayak (48).
Sources said that several altercations had broken out between the two over the last one week. The fight took a gory turn with the murder of Mahabaleshwara Halappa Nayaka on Monday, August 20.
A case has been filed against Umesh Lakshman Nayak with the Manki Police of Honnavar District.