<p>A 36-year-old cab driver allegedly stabbed his mother, sister-in-law and her three-year-old baby daughter over a property dispute in Madiwala, South Bengaluru, on Saturday. </p>.<p>The incident came to light on Tuesday after the CCTV footage of the driver and Madiwala resident Gopala Krishna buying a knife at a supermarket went viral. Police arrested Krishna and his wife Shilpa over the incident. </p>.<p>An investigating official said Krishna fought with his mother Gunamma, 60, at 8.30 am on Saturday over the property dispute. He stabbed her in a fit of rage and assaulted his 26-year-old sister-in-law Girija and her baby when she tried to intervene. Girija is the wife of Krishn’as younger brother Somesh. </p>.<p>Krishna locked the three of them in a room as they cried for help. On hearing them, neighbours rushed to the house, caught Krishna as he tried to escape, and handed him to the police. </p>.<p>Police said the injured adults and the baby were out of danger and discharged on Monday. Police recorded their statements. </p>.<p>Krishna wanted to sell his father’s property to clear his debts, but Gunamma was not interested in the idea.</p>.<p>So Krishna hatched a plan to kill his mother and his brother’s family. He discussed the idea with his wife, police said. </p>.<p>Two days before the incident, Krishna went to a supermarket to buy a knife. The CCTV footage collected by the place went viral on Tuesday. </p>.<p>In his police complaint, Somesh said he was at work when the incident happened. He said Krishna has been assaulting them for the past four years. </p>
<p>A 36-year-old cab driver allegedly stabbed his mother, sister-in-law and her three-year-old baby daughter over a property dispute in Madiwala, South Bengaluru, on Saturday. </p>.<p>The incident came to light on Tuesday after the CCTV footage of the driver and Madiwala resident Gopala Krishna buying a knife at a supermarket went viral. Police arrested Krishna and his wife Shilpa over the incident. </p>.<p>An investigating official said Krishna fought with his mother Gunamma, 60, at 8.30 am on Saturday over the property dispute. He stabbed her in a fit of rage and assaulted his 26-year-old sister-in-law Girija and her baby when she tried to intervene. Girija is the wife of Krishn’as younger brother Somesh. </p>.<p>Krishna locked the three of them in a room as they cried for help. On hearing them, neighbours rushed to the house, caught Krishna as he tried to escape, and handed him to the police. </p>.<p>Police said the injured adults and the baby were out of danger and discharged on Monday. Police recorded their statements. </p>.<p>Krishna wanted to sell his father’s property to clear his debts, but Gunamma was not interested in the idea.</p>.<p>So Krishna hatched a plan to kill his mother and his brother’s family. He discussed the idea with his wife, police said. </p>.<p>Two days before the incident, Krishna went to a supermarket to buy a knife. The CCTV footage collected by the place went viral on Tuesday. </p>.<p>In his police complaint, Somesh said he was at work when the incident happened. He said Krishna has been assaulting them for the past four years. </p>