Man kills 6-year-old cousin, dumps body in tank

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a dispute between families ended on a tragic note with the death of a six-year-old boy in Nelamangala.

The deceased is Mohammed Riyan, he was bludgeoned to death with an iron rod allegedly by his cousin Dada Peer(22), a daily-wage worker.

After killing Riyan, the accused dumped the body in a water tank on the terrace of the building where the boy lived.

As per sources, Riyan was the elder child of labourers Mohammed Chaman and Ayesha. Peer, who is the son of Chaman’s elder brother, worked with his uncle. Chaman’s family stayed in Danojipalya, where Peer too lived with his parents.

Peer was reportedly angry with Chaman as the latter intervened in a dispute, where the former allegedly sexually harassed a woman from another religion at Harapanahalli in Davanagere last year.