One injured in shootout by Rowdy sheeter in Puttur
Puttur: A 36-year old man was on Tuesday evening shot by four attackers who came on Indica car outside the victim’s house in Kabaka in Puttur Taluk.
The victim, identified as Abdul Qader (36), has sustained severe injuries with two bullet wounds on chest and forehead and is being treated at a private hospital in Mangaluru.
According to the family of Abdul Qader, he was assaulted several times in last two years before being shot on Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm. Qader was reportedly working as a tipper truck driver.
Qader brother Abubaker told Vartha Bharati that two years back Khader was asked by one of his friend to collect money from a person who was not paying back his loan. The person then allegedly hired a rowdy sheeter Sadiq, aka Blade Sadiq to assault Qader.
Sadiq was reportedly arrested by local police after attacking Qader and had served jail term for the attack when he was caught red handed earlier.
On Tuesday evening, when Qader was returning home from work, four people arrived in a white Indica car and one of them shot Qader on chest and a missed second shot on forehead. Qader was rushed to Puttur hospital where he was administered first aid and was later shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru.
Abubaker also told Vartha Bharati that Qader had seen Sadiq inside the car along with three others and added that the same information has been given to the police.
The attackers fled the crime scene after the incident and are at large. Police is currently investigating the matter.
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Man kills 12-year-old nephew over property dispute in Karnataka’s Sindhanur
Sindhanur: A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after a man allegedly attacked his elder brother’s family with a knife over a property dispute in Alabanur village of Sindhanur taluk on Wednesday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj Siddappa Alvi (12). Amrutha Siddappa (42) sustained serious injuries in the attack. Police said the accused is Basavaraj Rudrappa Alvi, the younger brother of the victim boy’s father.
According to preliminary information, Basavaraj had arrived in Alabanur village on Tuesday and was staying at his mother’s house.
On Wednesday morning, he allegedly went to the house of his brother Siddappa carrying a knife. At the time, Siddappa’s wife Amrutha and children Nagaraj and Dhanush were present in the house.
Police said the accused allegedly attacked them with the knife. Nagaraj died in the incident, while Amrutha and Dhanush suffered serious injuries.
The injured were shifted to the government hospital in the city for treatment.
Deputy Superintendent of Police G. Chandrashekhar visited the spot and gathered information.
Sources said Chinnamma Rudrappa of Alabanur village has two sons Siddappa, who lives in Alabanur, and Basavaraj, who resides in Alliganur village of Siruguppa taluk.
Police suspect the long-standing property dispute between the two brothers led to the fatal attack.
