Man stabbed to death after dispute over bursting crackers

Mangaluru: A row over bursting crackers resulted in a travel agency manager being stabbed to death by two persons at an apartment near Car Street, late on Wednesday night. The accused are a father-son duo. The father is a retired bank manager whereas his son is a software engineer who works in Dubai.
The incident reportedly took place around 11pm on Wednesday, where victim Vinayak Kamath,40, a resident of Veera Venkatesh Apartment near the Mahammaayi Temple at Car Street was stabbed by Krishnanand Kini,75, and his son Avinash Kini.
Complainant Amani Kamath, the wife of the victim, in her complaint, stated that she was married to victim Vinayak Kamath, and they have a three-and-a-half-year-old son. She works as a tailor. A few days ago, there was a minor scuffle between Vinayak and the accused over repair works in front of the apartment complex where work under the Smart City is under progress. Amani stated that the father-son duo got upset after Vinayak allowed a person to drive a vehicle over concrete that was laid a few hours back, in front of the entrance, to come inside the apartment complex.
On Wednesday night, Vinayak objected to children from the third floor bursting crackers at the apartment, and complained that it was causing a nuisance. However, accused Krishnanand and his son supported the children. This snowballed into a heated argument between the victim and accused around 11pm. In the melee, Avinash manhandled Vinayak and his father Krishnanand stabbed the victim several times on the chest, arms and neck with a knife. The victim was immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital and died around 1.40 am, as he failed to respond to treatment.
A case has been registered at the Mangaluru North police station. The accused have been arrested and produced before a court.