Woman, Her 3 Sons Including Minor Stabbed To Death In Karnataka's Udupi

Udupi family murdered: The 12-year-old boy appeared to have entered the room on hearing noises, police sources said, adding the assailants allegedly killed him to leave no evidence

A family of four including a 12-year-old boy was found murdered in Karnataka's coastal Udupi town. One was left injured. The motive of the crime is under investigation and the suspects are still at large, police sources said.

The murders have shocked residents in Udupi, a picturesque town in a district with the same name and popular with tourists.

Initial investigation indicated three members of the family were killed first inside a house near Tripthi Nagar in Udupi.