Hubballi: The body of a 38-year-old man, identified as Hullesh Hanumanthappa Halaravi, was discovered in a lake near the Glass House in Hubballi on Monday morning, raising suspicions about the circumstances surrounding his death.

Halaravi, a resident of Tharihala, had reportedly left his home around 9 p.m. on Sunday to visit Giranichala and attend a local fair. However, he did not return home that night. The following morning, his body was found floating in the lake, bearing visible gash marks on the neck.

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The Hubballi Rural Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.

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Puducherry (PTI): Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy was on course to retain his Thattanchavady Assembly constituency as counting of votes polled in the April 9 Puducherry Assembly elections was on across the UT.

At the end of four rounds of counting, which was the last one, the CM was ahead of his TVK-backed Neyyam Makkal Kazhagam candidate E Vinayakam by 4,441

votes, gaining an unassailable lead.

The veteran leader polled 10,024 while Vinayakam polled 5583 votes. Congress' Ve Vaithilingam polled 2990 votes, bracing for the fourth place after an independent. 

This constituency is an important segment which drew the attention of political parties. Rangasamy has contested from two segments-Thattanchavady and Mangalam segments.