Funeral of VG Siddhartha held in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru: Businessman and son-in-law of former Chief Minister SM Krishna VG Siddhartha was on Wednesday evening cremated at Chetanahalli Estates in Chikkamagaluru.
Siddhartha's body was found in Nethravathi River on Wednesday early morning after he went missing from near Nethravathi Bride on Monday night.
Ahead of the funeral, Siddhartha's mortal remains were kept for public viewing at Cafe Coffee Day Global premises at Chikkamagaluru where several political leaders along with public bid goodbye to the founder of Cafe Coffee Day group.
Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, former CM Kumaraswamy and other political leaders attended the funeral along with thousands of people.
Owing to the huge number of vehicles that took to Chikkamagaluru to be part of the funeral traffic movement on Chikkamagaluru-Madikeri highway remained effected and traffic police were busy clearing the traffic on road.
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Advocate found dead in car on Nainital court premises
Nainital (PTI): A 55-year-old advocate allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself inside his car at the Nainital district court parking lot here on Monday, police said.
According to the police, Puran Singh Bhakuni, a resident of Mallital, was found in the rear seat of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his temple.
Police recovered a licensed pistol from his hand and a suicide note from the car’s dashboard. The note stated that Bhakuni was unwell and suffering from depression.
"We received information through lawyers around noon. The deceased was lying in the back seat with a pistol in his hand and blood near his ear," Circle Officer Anjana Negi said.
Forensic teams and ballistic experts reached the spot to collect evidence, as no witness reported hearing the gunshot.
Government counsel Sushil Sharma stated that Bhakuni left home at 9 am and was found dead at 9.30 am.
Sharma raised concerns over the circumstances, noting that the body was in the rear seat, and demanded a thorough probe to rule out foul play. Bhakuni, who worked as a notary, had married six months ago, he said.
Police took the body into custody and sent it for a postmortem to confirm the cause of death.
The forensic laboratory will examine the suicide note and the ballistics of the weapon, the police said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
