Man objects to spitting, murdered in Karnataka

A 70-year-old man was murdered in rural Bengaluru district allegedly because his advice against spitting on the road didn’t sit well with the killer. The septuagenarian, Sidappa, was found dead behind his residence. The accused, Puneet Nayak (23) was arrested. Police said Nayak and his parents were tenants of Sidappa. Investigation revealed that Sidappa had reprimanded Nayak several times in the past for spitting tobacco-mixed paan on the road. Following a similar episode, Nayak reacted violently to Sidappa’s advice and in a fit of rage, hacked him with a machete, striking with such force that the septuagenarian collapsed on the ground. Nayak then fled the spot on his bike. “Hearing the commotion, Sidappa’s other tenants rushed out and found him lying dead. Nayak was caught while riding to his hometown in Tumkur district, an investigating officer said.