Karnataka: Man attacks woman repeatedly with machete in temple

Police say he made the attack because of an old dispute between his family and that of the woman.

Kolar: A woman was attacked repeatedly with a machete by a man at a temple in Karnataka on Sunday night.

According to a report in NDTV, the video of the incident shows a man attacking the woman, Kumari, administrator of Kotilingeshwari temple in Kolar with a machete about a dozen times before he is restrained. The woman survived, suffering a head wound and deep cuts to her arm. Police say the attacker is 24-year-old Santhosh, an engineer who lives in the same village as Kumari. In the video, he is seen attacking Kumari from the back while she is standing in a corridor.

Santhosh has been arrested. Police say he made the attack because of an old dispute between his family and that of the woman.

(This story first appeared in Deccan Chronicle)