Farmer shoots himself dead in Karkala
Karkala, Sep 14: An elderly farmer ended his life here by shooting himself with a rifle at Tellaru in Durga village of Karkala taluk in Udupi district on Wednesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Bhaskar Hegde (63) of Tellaru, Nellabettu in the taluk. He was a BJP worker and member of the local panchayat.
Police said he shot himself while his wife went to prepare tea. She heard the gunshot and rushed to find her husband dead.
Hegde, who was into organic farming in his agricultural land, had severe financial crisis which is suspected to be the reason behind the extreme step, they said.
Police officials including Deputy SP Vinaya Prasad visited the spot.
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4 militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.
Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.
They have been identified as Chongtham Shyamchandra Singh (23), hailing from Imphal West district, and Maibam Suraj Khan (32) and Boghimayum Sahid Khan (30), who hail from Imphal East district.
Three 5.56 mm INSAS live cartridges, an empty case of .32 ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from their possession.
In another incident, a militant belonging to the banned United National Liberation Front (Ningon Macha group) was arrested on Thursday for illegal possession of firearms.
The arrested militant was identified as Sangomshumpham Warish (25), who hails from Lilong Haorou in Thoubal district. A .32 pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.
Meanwhile, security forces seized arms and ammunition during an area domination exercise in S Mongpi ridge in Kangpokpi district on Thursday.
A .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two SBBL guns, a 5.56mm INSAS LMG magazine, two hand grenades, two detonators, 16 cartridges and three tear smoke grenades were seized, it added.
