India, Aug. 19 -- A minor misunderstanding between neighbours in Vidyamanyanagar near Andrahalli, Bengaluru, escalated into a brutal assault late on August 14, leaving a couple injured and sparking a police investigation.

According to a complaint filed with the Byadarahalli police, Sowmya GK, a tailor, and her husband Gangadhar, a 39-year-old auto driver, were allegedly attacked by members of a neighbouring family with a cricket bat following a heated altercation, The Times of India reported.

The issue reportedly began around 12:30 pm when the couple's six-year-old son, freshly returned from school, went outside to play and touched a bucket containing cattle fodder placed near the house of their neighbour, Rajeshwari. The act sparked a ...