Mangalore, May 22: A women was murdered by her brother-in-law at Sonandoor village in Bantwal taluk.
The victim has been identified as Sashikala (35) of Mundadi in Sonandoor village, and the accused is Santhosh Shetty (25).
Sources from Punjalakatte Police Station said the accused, who was working in Mumbai, had returned home to attend his sister's marriage.
A quarrel erupted on Sunday evening when he caught his sister-in-law gossiping about their family with neighbours.
A heated exchange began between the two and the spat took an ugly turn when Santhosh Shetty hit Shashikala with a wooden pole. Sashikala died on the spot.
Santhosh Shetty, his brother Vijayakumar and mother Sundari Shetty were arrested and produced before the court, sources at Punjalakatte Police Station said. Investigations are on.
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