Bhatkal: A young man was on Saturday night found murdered in a private lodge in Bhatkal.

The victim has been identified as Affan Jabali (25), S/O Navrang Mohammed Ali, a resident of Muglihonda in Bhatkal.

According to the reports, unidentified assailants from Mangaluru had come to Bhatkal to kill Affan, and escaped from the crime scene after killing him. The incident came to light at 9.30 pm on Saturday night.

Hundreds of locals have rushed to the crime scene as the news of the murder went viral on social media. 

According to the sources, police have also nabbed a local resident of Bhatkal in the case and is looking for assailants who came from Mangaluru.

Police are investigating the crime scene and checking cctv footages.

More details awaited.

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New Delhi (PTI): Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said.

It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and is "punishable with imprisonment up to a period of two years, or with fine or both".

While Kerala, Assam and Puducherry going for assembly polls on April 9, the electoral exercise will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23.

In West Bengal, state polls will be held on April 23 and 29.

While the 48 hour 'silence period' in Kerala and Puducherry will commence at 6 pm on Tuesday, it will kick in at 5 pm in Assam.

Silence period means end of campaigning 48 hours ahead of the end of voting hour in a particular constituency or the entire state.

Except door-to-door campaigning by a limited number of party workers or candidate, no other form of campaigning is allowed. But in a digital age, it is difficult to enforce.

Usually voting is held from 7 am to 6 pm. But the timing varies due to terrain and security situation.