Puttur: Local police investigating the shooting case that was reported on November 26, evening has arrested one person in connection with the case. One person Abdul Qader had sustained severe injuries after being shot by four men who arrived on a car near his home on Tuesday evening.

The arrested accused has been identified as Haneef Jogi, a resident of Kepu village in Bantwal Taluk. Haneef was arrested near Gundya Police Check post.

Haneef was produced before magistrate who has sent him to judicial custody.

Based on a complaint filed by the family of Abdul Qader police is on lookout for four people including Rowdysheeter Sadiq alias “Blade Sadiq” in the case.

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Bengaluru: A special court for people’s representatives has sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of BJP leader Yogish Goudar.

The verdict was delivered by judge Santhosh Gajanana Bhat. The court had earlier, on Wednesday, held all 17 accused guilty of murdering Goudar, while reserving the quantum of punishment.

On Friday, the court pronounced the sentence, awarding life imprisonment to all the convicted persons in the case.

Yogish Goudar, a BJP member from the Hebballi Zilla Panchayat constituency in Dharwad district, was murdered in 2016.