B’luru: Woman beaten to death by daughter, grandson for objecting to drinking
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Bengaluru: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death by her daughter and grandson at an apartment complex in Bengaluru after she reportedly objected to their drinking habits, police said on Tuesday. The accused have been arrested.
The case has been registered at Kengeri Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following a complaint by a resident of the apartment complex, Bengaluru South-West Division police said in a statement.
The deceased has been identified as Jayamma, a native of Hanninakere in Hassan district. The accused are her daughter Bhagyalakshmi, 49, a homemaker, and grandson Kushal, 26.
According to the complaint filed by Dhananjaya, a resident of Monisha Enclave Apartment in Subhash Nagar, Kengeri, Bhagyalakshmi and Kushal were staying in Flat No. 107 on the first floor of the apartment complex, while Jayamma frequently visited them.
The complaint alleged that for the past several months, Bhagyalakshmi and Kushal had been regularly consuming alcohol and creating disturbances in the apartment. Residents had reportedly raised objections over their behaviour, following which Kushal was sent to a rehabilitation centre after intervention by family members and neighbours.
However, he returned home a few weeks ago, and the alleged disturbances resumed. Jayamma had been staying at the flat for the past few days, during which residents reportedly heard frequent arguments from the house.
According to the complaint, loud quarrels and screams were heard from the flat on the night before the incident, with Jayamma allegedly shouting for help.
When Dhananjaya returned to the apartment on the night of June 22 after work, he found police personnel, residents, and relatives gathered outside the flat. Upon entering, he allegedly found Jayamma lying near the bathroom area in the hall.
Residents informed him that Bhagyalakshmi and Kushal had allegedly assaulted Jayamma with a cricket bat and a wooden club between 5 a.m. and 8 a.m. on June 22 after she objected to their drinking.
Based on the complaint, police registered a murder case against Bhagyalakshmi and Kushal. Further investigation is underway.
In a similar incident reported in May 2025, 82-year-old Kanakamma Nagappa Bokkasad of Kanakagiri town was allegedly killed by her 34-year-old grandson, Chethan Kumar Bokkasad, after she refused to give him Rs 100 to buy alcohol.
The accused, who was unemployed and reportedly spent most of his time roaming around, had allegedly been troubling his parents over his lifestyle. During the investigation, police said the grandmother had advised him to ask his parents for money.
Enraged by her remarks, the accused allegedly attacked her with a grinding stone. Police said he confronted his grandmother during an argument, accusing her of refusing to give him money whenever he asked, before allegedly committing the crime.
With IANS inputs