Basavaraju, who works as a driver of a mini goods vehicle, is originally from Huliyurdurga in Kunigal taluk, Tumakuru. Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that the incident occurred around 9:30 am in their first-floor house. Basavaraju and his wife, Bhagyalakshmi, often quarreled over taking care of Basavaraju's 75-year-old bedridden mother and other minor issues.
