Man bites off wife’s nose after argument over loan repayment; Realtor attacked with baseball bat

SHIVAMOGGA: A man bit off a part of his wife nose after an argument over repayment of a loan, at Mantaraghatta village in Channagiri taluk of Davanagere district on July 8. The woman is now undergoing treatment at a hospital in Shivamogga.

Vijay and his wife Vidya had an argument over payment of a loan installment on the afternoon of July 8 when he abused and attacked her. When she fell to the ground, Vijay bit off the tip of Vidya’s nose.

Locals intervened and shifted Vidya to a hospital in Channagiri from where she was shifted to the McGann hospital in Shivamogga and later transferred to a private hospital. A medico-legal case was registered at the Jayanagar police station in Shivamogga and later transferred to Channagiri police station.

In another incident, a real estate developer was attacked with a baseball bat by 2-3 men at Navule Bhargavi Layout on July 8. However, reason for the attack was not immediately known.

In CCTV footage, the real estate developer Anil Patil can be seen moving his MUV when a man approaches him and stops him. Another SUV also pulls up at the spot and the driver takes out a baseball bat and both attack Anil Patil. The incident occurred in Vinoba Nagar police limits.