Two women on morning walk beaten to death in front of Hanuman temple

Bidar, Dec 3: In a shocking incident, two women were beaten to death by a miscreant in front of a temple while they were on their morning walk in Karnataka’s Bidar on Sunday.

The deceased were identified as Lalithamma (45) and her sister-in-law Durgamma (50). The accused has been identified as Devendrappa, who according to police, may be a mentally challenged person.

The incident took place near Hanuman temple in Labour Colony. Devendrappa was throwing stones and footwear on the temple premises.

After the two women raised objection to his activities on the temple premises, he picked up a firewood lying nearby and beat both the women to death. He also tried to attack Lalithamma’s son and another person who came to their rescue.

The assailant fled the scene when they started screaming for help. However, the police have arrested the assailant.