Man hacked to death in Koppal, 7 people arrested
Koppal (Karnataka), Jun 2 (PTI): A 35-year-old man was hacked to death inside a bakery shop over alleged enmity and a property dispute in this district, police said on Monday.
The incident, which occurred in Tavaragera town of Kushtagi taluk on May 31, was captured on a CCTV camera, they said.
Seven people have been arrested in connection with the murder, police said, adding efforts are on to trace three other accused.
In the footage that has now gone viral on social media platforms, Chanappa Harijan can be heard screaming and running into the bakery as the accused chase him. He was allegedly beaten up and attacked with machetes by a group of miscreants inside the bakery.
He was also allegedly hit on his head with a wooden log. After the incident, the accused fled the spot immediately.
"Out of the 10 people involved in the murder, we have arrested seven of them, including the four who attacked the man. Efforts are on to nab the remaining three accused who instigated them to attack the victim," Koppal Superintendent of Police L R Arasiddi told PTI.
During interrogation, the accused told police that a family dispute prevailing after the 2022 town panchayat elections is what led to the attack. Prima facie appears to be the result of an old enmity and ongoing property dispute. The case is being investigated, and all angles are being probed, he added.
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Man hacked to death inside bakery in #Karnataka's Koppal
Chenappa Narinal was chased and brutally attacked with machetes inside a bakery. CCTV shows him running in circles trying to escape, but was eventually stabbed to death outside the shop
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
