Karnataka man kills son, dumps body in water tank over IPL betting addiction

Kolar, June 30

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A 32-year-old man allegedly smothered his 12-year-old son and dumped the body in a water tank here, police said on Thursday.

According to police, Nikhil Kumar had told about his barber father Manikanta’s IPL betting addiction and huge financial losses incurred to his mother which infuriated the accused.

The accused had lost huge money during the IPL season on betting, said police.

Nikhil noticed many moneylenders coming to his father’s shop and asking for repayments.

He had shared this information with his mother who questioned the accused which led to a major fight between the couple.

Enraged over it, the accused took his son out on a motorcycle on Tuesday on the pretext of dropping him to school and committed the crime.

Police said that he had smothered the boy to death near the water tank of Setty Madamangala village in this district and later, dumped the body into the water tank.

The police initially presumed it to be a case of drowning and the accused feigned ignorance. However, on being grilled, he confessed to the crime.

Further investigation was on. IANS