Andhra Man Hacks 6, Including Infant To Death Allegedly Over Family Dispute: Report

City Commissioner of Police Manish Kumar Sinha visited Juttada village under Andhra Pradesh's Pendurthi mandal to take stock of the situation.

A person allegedly hacked six members of a family, including an infant, to death and later surrendered to the police at a village in Visakhapatnam district early on Thursday. City Commissioner of Police Manish Kumar Sinha visited Juttada village under Andhra Pradesh's Pendurthi mandal to take stock of the situation. Police told news agency Press Trust of India that Battina Appala Raju attacked the family members of Bammidi Ramana with a large sickle, allegedly owing to an ongoing battle between the two families for some time now. "What triggered the incident is not clear yet. We are investigating whether it was old rivalry or an extra-marital affair that led to the killings," a senior police official said.