CHIKKABALLAPUR: In a shocking case of attempted murder, a man tried to poison eight members of his neighbour’s family over a property dispute at Devareddipalli in Bagepalli taluk on Thursday.

Papi Reddy, a resident of the village, allegedly poisoned his neighbour Madda Reddy’s family by mixing poison in their sambar. The victims include Madda Reddy, his wife Bhagyamma, their sons Madde Reddy, Manjunath, Manjunath’s wife Eshwaramma, their son Subramanya, daughter Mani, and a relative, Bhanushree.

The motive behind the incident is a long-standing dispute over a small piece of land between the two families. The dispute had led to a heated argument two years ago, and Papi Reddy had been nursing a grudge against the family since then. Papi Reddy allegedly planned the murder with the help of C

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