BJP leader shoots himself dead in temple sanctum sanctorum

coastaldigest.com web desk
July 19, 2017

Kittur, Jul 19: In a shocking incident, a local BJP leader reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a licensed pistol in the sanctum sanctorum of a temple at Turakar Shigihalli village in Kittur taluk, Belagavi district, on Tuesday.shoots

The man who chose a holy place to resort to such an extreme step is Shivangouda Basangouda Patil (53), a former vice president of BJP Kittur block,

Sources said that he woke up early in the morning and walked into the sanctum sanctorum of Girimalleshwar Temple near his home and shot himself in the head. Local residents rushed to the temple after hearing the unusual sound and were shocked to find Patil dead.

Patil was active in politics, and his suicide has shocked his friends and relatives alike. He is survived by his wife and four daughters, two of whom are married.

Belagavi Superintendent of Police B R Ravikante Gowda, Deputy Superintendent of Police Karunakar Shetty and other officers inspected the spot. Police have seized the pistol and bullet from the spot.

Gowda said they were investigating what drove Patil to suicide. Patil had taken loans from several banks but failed to repay them.

A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Kittur police station.

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Abdul
 - 
Friday, 21 Jul 2017

Still 146 countries left,how will he complete in 2 years.

Sajid hussain
 - 
Friday, 21 Jul 2017

Sir mai bhi khidmat ke liye Jana chahta hu mene apna pp lga rkha h lkin koi pakka nhi ho paya ki mera mum aayega ya nhi..

razak
 - 
Friday, 21 Jul 2017

Good education system is not allowed for women they can only learn islam

muhammed rafique
 - 
Friday, 21 Jul 2017

Thats right.. Ambedkar mooted to protect cows

And your party mooted to lynch human beings

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The health team was on a mission to gather data of people who had interacted with expatriates after they had returned to hometown recently.

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August 1,2020

Bengaluru,  Aug 1: As many as 5,172 new COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Saturday, taking the state's count of coronavirus cases to 1,29,287.

The active cases in the state now stand at 73,219 while 53,648 people have been discharged.

"5,172 new COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 1,29,287 including 53,648 discharges and 2,412 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 73,219," said State Health Department.

So far, a total of 2,412 people have died in the state.

India, on Saturday, reported 57,117 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's coronavirus tally to 16,95,988, said the Union Health Ministry. 

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June 15,2020

The Centre’s step-motherly attitude towards Kannadigas stranded in the Gulf countries in general and Saudi Arabia in particular has prompted the Kannadigas to resort social media campaign once again.

A couple of weeks ago, Twitterati had launched a campaigned to bring back Kannadidags stranded in Saudi Arabia. A variation of the hashtag #SaudiKannadigasNeedFlights trended today. 

Trend Setters India, which has taken the twitter campaign initiative, had urged the Kannadigas around the world to join the twitter storm at 4 p.m. IST on June 15, to exert pressure on the authorities concerned. Around 7 p.m. the hashtag began trending with thousands of tweets.

Millions of Kannadigas are working in Middle Eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. They contribute greatly to the Indian economy.

Even though government of India has launched Vande Bharat Mission for the repatriation of Indians stranded across the world, it has operated only a few flights from Saudi Arabia to Karnataka so far. Thousands of Kannadigas including pregnant women, elderly people, those who have lost jobs and those who need emergency medical care are still waiting for repatriation flights from Saudi Arabia to Mangaluru and Bengaluru.
 

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