Man arrested for murder over property dispute

Udupi: A property dispute between two brothers turned fatal in Karkala, leading to the arrest of one of them for allegedly murdering his elder sibling, police said. According to a complaint filed by Jecinta D'Souza on Sunday, a quarrel broke out between Richard D'Souza and his brother Herald D'Souza over a house and land dispute at Mithabettu, Hiriyangadi, in Kasaba village, Karkala, on Saturday evening.During the altercation, the accused, Herald D'Souza, allegedly assaulted Richard D'Souza with a wooden rod or a similar weapon, resulting in his death. Based on the complaint, a case has been registered at Karkala Town police station under Section 103 of the BNS. Acting under the guidance of DSP Vijayaprasad, a police team led by CPI Ajmath Ali, along with PSI Prasanna MS (Karkala Rural), PSI Muralidhar Nayak and PSI Shivakumar (Karkala Town), and other staff, traced and arrested the accused Herald. He will be produced before the court.