Karwar, May 14: A motorcycle-borne miscreant on Sunday night opened fire at the house of Satish Sail, member of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and iron ore exporter.
His house was situated at Chittakula and is adjacent to the National Highway 17.
According to sources close to Mr. Sail, he was in Ankola when the incident took place.
His gun man was on leave and the guard who was standing outside his house did not have a gun.
A person parked his motorcycle adjacent to the compound wall of Mr. Sail's house at 9.45 pm and opened fire. One bullet fell near the door and another near the gate. Soon after the firing, the assailant drove away towards Karwar, an eyewitness said. Mr. Sail had contested on the Congress ticket in the last byelection to Karwar Assembly Constituency and lost to Anand Asnotikar, Minister of Fisheries.
The police officials, who rushed to the spot, said it was too early to say anything about the attack.
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