Bengaluru Tragedy: Son Stabs Retired Navy Captain and Dentist Mother After Family Dispute

In a shocking case that has stunned residents of Vignan Nagar in east Bengaluru, a 33-year-old man allegedly murdered his own parents in a brutal attack on Wednesday morning. The victims - Naveen Chandra Bhat, 60, a retired Indian Navy captain, and his wife Dr Shyamala Bhat, 55, a practising dentist - were found with fatal stab wounds inside their home in the Adarsh Vista apartment complex.
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According to police, the accused, identified as Rohan Chandra Bhat, a software engineer, attacked his parents around 7:30 am at their residence over what authorities described as a family dispute. Officers said Rohan repeatedly stabbed both victims with a kitchen knife, causing severe injuries. Despite being rushed to a nearby private hospital, the couple was pronounced dead by 8:15 am.

Following the violent incident, a neighbour - Dr Madhavi Nair, a doctor at a private hospital and resident of the same apartment complex - filed a complaint with the HAL Police Station, prompting officials to register a murder case against Rohan. Police quickly arrested the suspect and produced him before the jurisdictional court.