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Man stabbed to death during Ganeshotsav in Karnataka

Karthik Merla, who is the secretary of Hindu Jagaran Vedike, was attending the Yakshagana programme during Ganeshotsava in the town Tuesday night when the gang allegedly stabbed him to death near the Sampya police station.

PTI Reported by: PTI Bengaluru Published on: September 04, 2019 11:53 IST
Man stabbed to death during Ganeshotsav in Karnataka

Man stabbed to death during Ganeshotsav in Karnataka

A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death by a gang in full public view during Ganeshotsav festival at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district allegedly over personal rivalry, police said on Wednesday.

The three accused were at large, they said. Karthik Merla, who is the secretary of Hindu Jagaran Vedike, was attending the Yakshagana programme during Ganeshotsava in the town Tuesday night when the gang allegedly stabbed him to death near the Sampya police station.

"The accused are absconding. We are searching them," apolice officer told PTI.

Situation turned tense in the communally sensitive district after news of the murder spread like a wildfire.

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