He brutally killed his own son and fatally attacked his wife who came to stop him

The incident in which the father brutally killed his four-year-old son took place in the outskirts of Shiltibavi village of Gokaka taluk.

Pritama Hakari (4) is a boy who was killed by his own father. Wife is struggling between life and death. He is being admitted to a local hospital and is being treated. The accused, Mahitappa Akkani (28), has been arrested by the police.

While he was killing the four-year-old child, he also fatally attacked his wife, Lakshmi, who came to stop him. The exact reason for this killing is not known. A case has been registered at Gokak Rural Police Station.