Youth stabbed to death after throwing chilly powder
Honnali: A youth was stabbed to death allegedly by his friends for a trivial issue after throwing chilly powder on his eyes, near the private bus stand in the town on Friday midnight.
The victim has been identified as Dayanath Khan (20). The accused have been identified as his friends Lohith and Hemanth. On Friday night, three of his friends took Dayanath Khan from his home for a party. After taking him to the field near the bus stand, they quarreled with him. When the squabble went out of control, the accused have thrown chilly powder on Khan’s eyes and stabbed him to death.
Reason for murder
The reason for the murder is not yet ascertained. But it is suspected that the incident might have happened due a love affair.
Victim Dayanath Khan was studying second PU in the government PU college in the town. During that time, he was in love with a girl. But irked by his one way love, the girl lodged a complaint against Khan in Honnali police station. But later withdrew her complaint of compromise. Even after this, Khan is said have continued to torture her and this might have led to the murder, it is suspected.
Honnali police arrested two accused in the incident and registered a case.
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Biker injured, leopard dies in road accident near forest area in Shivamogga
Shivamogga: A leopard was killed after being hit by a motorcycle near Mandagadde in Thirthahalli taluk of Shivamogga district.
According to reports, the biker was travelling from Shivamogga towards Thirthahalli when the leopard suddenly came onto the road from a nearby forest area near Mandagadde. The rider is said to have lost control of the bike and crashed into the animal.
The leopard suffered severe injuries in the impact and died on the spot. The biker also fell onto the road along with the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. He was shifted to a hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials, including Gajanur RFO Vinay Kumar, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
