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Man brutally kills 16-year-old son near Hubballi temple

  • A man took his 16-year-old son to a temple and killed him by stabbing repeatedly
  • Son Vinay Reddy and father Vithal Reddy had constant fights
  • After the son died, Vithal too consumed poison and tried to commit suicide
Man brutally kills 16 year old son in Hubballi temple kill

A man took his 16-year-old son to a temple and killed him by stabbing repeatedly in the backside of the temple. Later, he too tried to commit suicide by consuming poison.

Vinay Reddy and his father Vithal reddy had constant fights. The 56-year-old Railway employee is likely to have planned the murder and convinced his son to accompany him to the temple.

Both father and son visited the 'Vonti Hanumantha Temple' on Hubballi-Gadag Raod. After the temple visit, he took the son on the backside of the temple and stabbed him to death.

Vinay Reddy, who was studying in the tenth standard lay there amidst a pool of blood, lifeless.

After the son died, Vithal too consumed poison and tried to commit suicide. He even informed the police of his misdeed and that he was also going to die.

By the time police reached there, Vithal was still alive fighting for life and death. He was admitted to the Railway Hospital, whereas the son was dead.

A case in this regard has been booked at the Keshawara Police Station. The reason for father killing the 16-year-old son is not know yet.

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