Dharawad, Sept 25: Three bike-borne assailants shot a 40-year-old man in his car in the outskirts of this Karnataka city, on Wednesday.
Police said the victim was identified as Shyam, hailing from Dandali. He was coming to this city from his town, when three miscreants shot him, leading to his on-the-spot death.
The reason behind the killing was not yet known, Dharawad rural police said. Police visited the spot and registered a case. Investigation was on, they added.
Bengaluru, Jul 31: A total of 5,483 new COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, the state's health department informed on Friday.
Karnataka now has a total of 1,24,115 coronavirus cases, including 72,005 active cases and 49,788 discharges.
So far, 2,134 deaths have been reported from the state.
Meanwhile, India reported the highest single-day spike of 55,079 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, crossing the 16-lakh mark, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed on Friday.
Puttur, Jul 7: A woman died after a wall of compound collapsed on her in Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday, July 7.
The victim was identified as Vasanti.
The wall got weakened due to heavy rain at Golithottu area in Puttur. Her body was sent to the post-mortem.
According to the police, the incident took place around 12.30pm when Vasanti was working in the backyard of her house.
Bantwal, Feb 2: A 45-year-old man was found murdered in a parked Innova car at Shantinagar near Nagri in Sajipa Munnur in Bantwal taluk today.
The deceased has been identified as Tasleem, a native of Kerala who was wanted in a few criminal cases. He was, according to reports, a member of Kerala's notorious Ziya.
Tasleem was an accused in Kalia Rafiq murder in Ullal (2017). He was arrested last year in connection with a jewellery store robbery case registered in Mangaluru North police station and was sent to Kalaburagi prison. He was later released on bail.
Police are of the suspicion that a rival gang might have kidnapped him, tried to strangle him and then stabbed him in the stomach, before fleeing the spot.
The car had been parked at the spot since morning. The locals who grew suspicious at this informed the police. Circle inspector T D Nagaraj and other officers conducted spot investigation.
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