Dispute over water between neighbours results in murder in Anantapur

A antheral was killed allegedly owed to an altercation astatine a h2o pump successful Old Guntakal of Anantapur territory connected Friday (December 12, 2025). The deceased identified arsenic Chandrasekhar hails from Guntakal municipality and went to the section municipal pat to capable water, according to the police. Shiva, his neighbour, arrived astatine the spot, and Chandrasekhar told him to hold for his turn. This led to an argument, during which Shiva, successful a abrupt burst of anger, fetched a sickle from his location and attacked the victim, causing his contiguous death. A lawsuit has been registered.

Published - December 12, 2025 08:07 p.m. IST