# Four arrested after Dalit man killed in Bidar over goat dispute 2026-08-15T03:01:21+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Police in Karnataka’s Bidar district have arrested four men after a 42-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed with an axe in Jirgyal village on Thursday. The assault followed a dispute over goats entering a field and damaging crops, police said. The accused were identified as Pradeep Vamanrao Ladhe, Rajkumar Muralidhar Biradar, Sharad Vamanrao Ladhe and Shubham Sharad Ladhe. The case, registered on a complaint by the victim’s mother, includes murder charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The complaint alleges caste-based abuse. Police said the investigation is continuing and have not said that every allegation has been established. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bidar, Karnataka Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/four-arrested-after-dalit-man-killed-in-bidar-over-goat-dispute/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/four-arrested-after-dalit-man-killed-in-bidar-over-goat-dispute/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.