Bengaluru, August 22: In a shocking incident, a 55-year-old man murdered his 11-year-old neighbour, allegedly after she reported his misbehaviour, before stabbing himself to death in Bengaluru on Sunday, the police said.

The deceased has been identified as Nanda Kishore (55), a native of Haryana who lived in Jindal Nagar off Tumakuru Road which is situated on the outskirts of Bengaluru. He worked in a factory along with the victim’s father, reported Indian Express.

The two families lived in the same neighbourhood and were on good terms till mid-July. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Three Held for Throwing Woman in Front of Train Over Dowry in Lucknow

According to the police, Kishore had reportedly blocked the girl a month ago when she was going down the stairs and she had complained about it to her father. Both families fought over the issue and Kishore tried to tell them that he did it in jest. But as the issue escalated, it reached the residents’ association and Kishore was asked to move out of the premises, officers said. Gujarat Shocker: 33-Year-Old Woman Beaten by Husband Over ‘Witchcraft’ in Ahmedabad

Kishore reportedly sought a month’s time and was searching for a rented house, but did not succeed.

Around 2.30 pm on Sunday, Kishore stabbed the girl in her stomach on the first floor of the building where she lived and then came down to the ground floor and stabbed himself, investigators revealed. Kishore was rushed to Victoria Hospital where he died around 7 pm, they said.

Madanayakanahalli police have registered two cases pertaining to murder and unnatural death.

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