Violence breaks out in Shivamogga while taking Harsha's body for cremation
Several vehicles torched, police lathi charge, fires tear gas to control situation
Shivamogga: Police on Monday resorted to lathi charge and fired tear gas as violence broke out once again in Shivamogga while the body of slain Bajrang Dal activist Harsha was being taken for cremation from his house.
Several vehicles were set on fire during the latest incidents of violence, reports added.
Earlier, prohibitory orders were clamped in Shivamogga and Bhadravathi after incidents of violence were reported following the brutal murder that took place on Sunday night.
Shivamogga MLA and Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa also visited the house of Harsha and met his family.
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Senior Congress MLA, former Minister Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passes away
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday due to age-related ailments, official sources said.
He was 95 and represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time.
Shivashankarappa is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, Karnataka Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture, and four daughters.
His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A former minister, Shivashankarappa, served as treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for several decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
He was also a noted educationist who established several educational institutions and was an industrialist.
