Voting held for Legislative Council by-election for Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities constituency
Mangaluru: The by-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council for Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities constituency was held on Monday. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader visited the booth set up on the Ullal City Municipal Council premises on Monday morning, to cast vote.
Voting for the Council constituency, which includes Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, was held at 392 booths. Kishore BR is contesting from the BJP, Raju Poojary from the Congress, Anwar Saadat S from the SDPI and Dinakar Ullal as an Independent candidate.
The counting of votes for the by-polls will be held on October 24, at the St. Aloysius Pre-university College, Mangaluru.
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Shivamogga tense after boy murdered outside school
Shivamogga (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.
The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), an SSLC student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, attended a special class ahead of examinations.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B told reporters that Sanketh intervened in an argument involving a group of boys outside his school.
“Some friends who were known to him — they had earlier studied in the same school — were involved. They are also minors. They hit him with their hands. Immediately after being struck, he collapsed. After he fell, by the time he was taken to the hospital, we came to know that he had died,”
"... he was struck near the chest. Due to that blow, he collapsed on the spot,” the SP said.
Two minors have been taken into custody in this connection.
“We are also gathering information about others involved in the incident. Whoever is found to be involved, we will initiate legal action against them as well,” the official added.
On the possible motive, the SP said the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
“We do not have complete information about that. Once we conduct a detailed inquiry, we will know. Some people are saying it may have been over a trivial matter. However, we cannot confirm that at this stage,” he said.
The incident took on a communal undertone, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police reinforcements across the city to maintain order and prevent escalation.
BJP MLA from Shivamogga, S N Channabasappa, also visited the hospital.
