Bengaluru: In an incident reported from Nandini Layout in the city on Thursday, a car driver was attacked and murdered by unidentified miscreants who flee the spot after committing the crime.
The victim has been identified as Santosh (30), a resident of Laggereya Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Bengaluru.
According to the reports Santosh was married to a woman named Yamuna last year and was not reporting to his work place regularly. On Thursday night when he went out of the house, he was assaulted and killed by unidentified people who flee the spot after the murder. The attacked also wrapped the body of Santosh into a sack bag before fleeing the spot.
The motive of the murder of Santosh has not been ascertained yet. A case has been registered at Nandini Layout Police Station and further investigations are underway.
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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.
