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The deceased has been identified as Narasimha Marakala (74) a resident of Haladi house in Gopadi village. His son Raghavendra (36) was arrested for the crime.
It is gathered that there were differences between the father and son regarding a domestic issue. On Saturday night, Raghavendra used an axe to hack his father to death.
Kundapur police visited the crime scene and have taken up further investigation.