A 32-year-old man died after his father in a fit of rage hit him with a wooden club after quarrelling over a chicken curry. The victim’s father was enraged as he did not get to taste the dish made at home, in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.
The incident happened at Guttigar in Sullia taluk of the district on Tuesday, police told PTI.
The victim has been identified as Shivaram, who was killed during a verbal duel with his father, Sheena, over the issue of not getting to eat homemade chicken curry. He was annoyed that there was no dish left over for him
According to PTI, the chicken curry prepared at home was gobbled up by Shivaram’s father by the time he returned home. The son picked up a quarrel with his father, who in a fit of rage, hit Shivaram with a wooden club, resulting in his death.
According to Times of India, the victim was known to pick a fight in an inebriated state. The victim was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead around 2:30 am.
The Subrahmanya police rushed to the spot and arrested the accused. Shivaram is survived by his wife and two children.
A similar case took place in 2021 when a 30-year-old man killed his wife for not preparing chicken curry for him. According to TOI, the man was irate that his wife didn’t cook the dish he asked for a couple of days back.
“When I came home, I was disappointed to see there was no chicken fry. When I asked my wife, she replied arrogantly and, in a fit of rage, I smashed her head using a wooden log.”
He then wrapped her body in a gunny sack, carried it out at midnight and he threw her body into a lake.