Australian man beaten in Karnataka by villagers, hospitalised
Badami: An Australian citizen who allegedly misbehaved with women after getting drunk, was on Wednesday beaten up by villagers in Badami District.
The man has been identified as James William who has been hospitalised after the incident.
According to police James misbehaved with women in the village after getting drunk which led to altercation between the villagers and him. The villagers then beaten him up.
"There was an altercation and an exchange of blows between the villagers and the foreign national. The police were called and we shifted him to a hospital in Bagalkot," District Superintendent of Police, Lokesh J was quoted as saying by NDTV.
Police have registered a case in this regard and have also detained a few suspects in the case.
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Former MLC Kariyanna H. Sangati passes away in Bengaluru
Koppal: Former Legislative Council member Kariyanna H. Sangati (61) passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday morning due to multiple organ failure.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, three daughters, and a large number of relatives.
Sangati was a close associate of D. K. Shivakumar. He had contested the 2008 Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Koppal constituency and the 2018 elections from Gangavathi constituency on a JD(S) ticket.
He also served as President of the Koppal Zilla Panchayat and held positions such as President of Kalidasa Educational Institutions and Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mandal, besides serving in various roles in the district.
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi expressed grief over his demise.
“He was a distinguished member of the Legislative Council and a respected parliamentary figure. His death is painful. May God give his family and followers the strength to bear this grief,” he said in a condolence message.
