<p>Three members of a family were hacked to death by a gang of six unidentified persons at their house at Dodwad in the taluk in the wee hours of Sunday.</p>.<p>Shivananda Basavanthappa Andanshetti (60), a former taluk panchayat member, his wife Shantavva (55) and their son Vinod Andanshetti (26) are the victims.</p>.<p>According to police, Shivananda had deserted his first wife, daughter of his sister. Months later, he married Shantavva. Andanshetti family had a tiff with neighbours over a property, police said.</p>.<p>The family, which was gearing up for the wedding of Vinod, scheduled for Jan 30, saw a pall of gloom descend on it.</p>
<p>Three members of a family were hacked to death by a gang of six unidentified persons at their house at Dodwad in the taluk in the wee hours of Sunday.</p>.<p>Shivananda Basavanthappa Andanshetti (60), a former taluk panchayat member, his wife Shantavva (55) and their son Vinod Andanshetti (26) are the victims.</p>.<p>According to police, Shivananda had deserted his first wife, daughter of his sister. Months later, he married Shantavva. Andanshetti family had a tiff with neighbours over a property, police said.</p>.<p>The family, which was gearing up for the wedding of Vinod, scheduled for Jan 30, saw a pall of gloom descend on it.</p>
