In a shocking incident, a childcare centre worker’s nose was chopped off by an angry owner of a garden in Karnataka’s Belagavi district after children plucked flowers without permission, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place in Basurte village and the victim was identified as 50-year-old Sugandha More, who is currently in a critical condition.

According to the police, the accused, Kalyani More, became enraged when children from the state government-run Anganwadi childcare centre entered his garden and plucked flowers.