<p>A 29-year-old man surrendered himself to the police on Friday, saying he had killed his stepmother over a property dispute. </p>.<p>Anekal police were shocked when T Mahesh Gowda from Bidaraguppe village walked into the police station around 8 am with bloodstained clothes and a machete.</p>.<p>Upon police inquiries, Mahesh admitted to having killed his stepmother Narayanamma, the second wife of his father Tatappa. </p>.<p>About the same time, police also received information about the murder from the residents of Nallayyanadoddi near Anekal on the southern outskirts of Bengaluru.</p>.<p>“We’ve detained the suspect and have seized the machete,” said a police officer.</p>.<p>Mahesh said in his confessional statement to the police that his mother Amaravati had left the Nallayyanadoddi village decades ago after his father married Narayanamma. </p>.<p>Amaravati had since lived in Bidaraguppe with Mahesh and her daughter Mamatha, while Narayanamma and Tatappa had settled down in Nallayyanadoddi with their son Bharath. </p>.<p>Narayanamma managed to get the two-acre land owned by Tatappa near Jigani in her name and was trying to sell the property.</p>.<p>Getting wind of the sale, Mahesh filed a complaint with the revenue officials against her move. </p>.<p>But Mahesh and Narayanamma decided to settle the property issue by mutual agreement. But when Mahesh asked Rs 5 lakh, Narayanamma refused and instead offered only Rs 1 lakh.</p>.<p>Enraged by this, Mahesh then decided to eliminate his stepmother.</p>.<p>Narayanamma was found dead near her house at 7 am. Mahesh had hacked her to death with the machete, a police official said. Anekal police have registered a murder case against Mahesh and are probing the case further. </p>
<p>A 29-year-old man surrendered himself to the police on Friday, saying he had killed his stepmother over a property dispute. </p>.<p>Anekal police were shocked when T Mahesh Gowda from Bidaraguppe village walked into the police station around 8 am with bloodstained clothes and a machete.</p>.<p>Upon police inquiries, Mahesh admitted to having killed his stepmother Narayanamma, the second wife of his father Tatappa. </p>.<p>About the same time, police also received information about the murder from the residents of Nallayyanadoddi near Anekal on the southern outskirts of Bengaluru.</p>.<p>“We’ve detained the suspect and have seized the machete,” said a police officer.</p>.<p>Mahesh said in his confessional statement to the police that his mother Amaravati had left the Nallayyanadoddi village decades ago after his father married Narayanamma. </p>.<p>Amaravati had since lived in Bidaraguppe with Mahesh and her daughter Mamatha, while Narayanamma and Tatappa had settled down in Nallayyanadoddi with their son Bharath. </p>.<p>Narayanamma managed to get the two-acre land owned by Tatappa near Jigani in her name and was trying to sell the property.</p>.<p>Getting wind of the sale, Mahesh filed a complaint with the revenue officials against her move. </p>.<p>But Mahesh and Narayanamma decided to settle the property issue by mutual agreement. But when Mahesh asked Rs 5 lakh, Narayanamma refused and instead offered only Rs 1 lakh.</p>.<p>Enraged by this, Mahesh then decided to eliminate his stepmother.</p>.<p>Narayanamma was found dead near her house at 7 am. Mahesh had hacked her to death with the machete, a police official said. Anekal police have registered a murder case against Mahesh and are probing the case further. </p>
