Power utility staffer booked for murder attempt after hitting father-in-law with walking stick

MANGALURU: A woman was booked for beating her father-in-law with his walking stick and throwing him to the ground, at Kulshekar here. The incident occurred on March 9 and the badly injured man was identified as Padmanabha Suvarna (87).

She pushed her father-in-law to the ground.

The daughter-in-law Umashankari is employed with Mescom at Attavar and her act was caught on a CCTV camera installed inside the house. The incident came to light when her husband, who works abroad, checked the CCTV camera footage.

She hit the old man even after he had fallen to the ground.

Padmanabha Suvarna has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment of his injuries. Based on a complaint from the daughter Priya Suvarna and the CCTV footage, the Kankanady police have registered a case of attempt to murder against Umashankari.