Karnataka teen stabs his father and sister to death after being advised against playing online games. Police investigations are underway.
Online Game Addiction: Teen stabs father and sister to death: Karnataka teen stabs his father and sister to death after being advised against playing online games. The incident took place in the Koppal district on Saturday night. Police investigations are underway.
The deceased were identified as Venkata Naidu( 45) and his daughter Pragathi(19). Naidu’s wife Soujanya, 38, is severely injured in the attack and is under treatment in a hospital. The accused is identified as Sai Venkat Manideep(18) who also tried to allegedly stab himself. He is also undergoing treatment in the same hospital. Police have visited the hospital and questioned him as a part of investigation.
According to the complaint filed by Sai Venkat (accused) grandfather, the teenager was addicted to online gaming. His family members used to prevent him from using the online game excessively. There were frequent quarrels within the family regarding this. On Saturday night at around 10 pm, while the family members were sleeping, the accused switched off the electricity supply of the house. Then, taking advantage of the darkness, the accused brutally attacked his mother, father and sister with a knife.
