Chikkaballapur, June 20 -- In a shocking incident that has sent shockwaves across the district, an 80-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by unidentified assailants who brutally attacked her and severed her ear to steal her earrings in Basavanapura village of Gauribidanur taluk.

The deceased has been identified as Subbamma (80), a native of Kelaginajoganahalli village in Doddaballapur taluk. She had been staying at her fifth daughter's house in Basavanapura village for the past one-and-a-half years.

According to police, the elderly woman was alone at home when the incident took place on Friday afternoon. Family members had left for their daily wage jobs, leaving Subbamma by herself in the house. Taking advantage of the situation, the ...