Labourer bludgeoned to death by neighbouring suspecting illicit affair with his wife

Pramesh S Jain & Siddarth Sethia

The cottonpet police are on the lookout for a man who bludgeoned his neighbour to death over suspected affair with his wife in mini Bakshi garden on Sunday .

The deceased Srinivasa,32,a labourer by profession was staying close to the accused Santosh’s house .

Senior officer with other staff rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation and said, Srinivasa is not married and used to chat with Santosh’s wife often.

Suspecting his behavior Santosh warned him many time and used to fight.On Sunday Santosh Noticed Srinivasa chatting with his wife and attacked him with a wooden log and escaped .

Srinivasa sustained severe injuries on his head and he was taken to a near-by clinic and after first aid he was brought to the house of Tulasi,
a neighbour where he slept.

The murder came to light on Monday morning when Tulasi went to wake him up and found him dead .

The Cottonpet police have registered a case of murder and efforts are on to track down Santosh senior officer said.