Mysuru: Adivasi youth allegedly shot by Forest Department
Mysuru: In an incident that occurred on Wednesday, an Adivasi youngster was reportedly shot by a forest department staff and injured for trivial reasons near Bailukuppe’s Ranigetu Jenukurubara Haadi at Piriyapattana Taluk.
The injured Adivasi youth has been identified as Jenukuraba Haadi resident Basava. He was reportedly shot by the Forest Department watchman named Subramani and three other men working in the department. The wife of the victim, Pushpa has accused the Forest Department staff of attempting to kill Basava.
Amid this, the Forest Department staff have also registered a complaint against the victim with the police citing that Basava and his associates were allegedly carrying Sandalwood logs.
Basava who has sustained gunshot wounds was admitted to the K. R Hospital in Mysuru for treatment.
Incident Details: On Wednesday (Dec. 1), Basava who had gone to harvest the corn had reportedly ventured to the exterior parts and thus gone into the regions belonging to a man named Annaiah. During this time, the Forest Department watchman Subramani and others including Mahesh, Siddu, and a Guard named Manju chased Basava. When they were not able to catch him, Subramani used his gun and shot at Basava. The gunshot has hit Basava’s back, Pushpa informed in her complaint filed at the Bailukuppe police station.
The injured was admitted at Kushalnagar Hospital, and later taken to Mysuru K. R Hospital for further treatment, it is learned.
“1.5 months ago, the very forest department staff that shot Basava had fought with us regarding a tree in front of our residence. We had questioned the injustice of the staff. They have shot and done this evil deed out of that hatred”, the victim’s wife Pushpa accused.
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22-year-old rider killed on spot, one grievously injured in head-on collision of bikes in Bidar
Bidar: A 22-year-old rider, Mahesh, died on the spot while another was grievously injured in a head-on collision between motorbikes near Basava Nagar in Bhalki taluk on Saturday night.
The deceased, Mahesh, was a resident of Kuntesirsi village in Bhalki taluk. The second rider, Vivekananda (36), who is a resident of Navadgi village, is being treated at a hospital in Bidar.
Mahesh was reportedly riding from Bhalki to Kuntesirsi when his bike collided head-on with Vivekananda’s bike. Mahesh died on the spot due to the intensity of the collision.
A case has been registered at the Bhalki Town Police Station and the officers are probing the incident.
