The Kundapur Police on Sunday arrested Pranesh Yadiyal, president of Yadamogga Gram Panchayat, on the charge of murdering Uday Ganiga (45) in the village on Saturday.
The Shankaranarayana Police said that Yadiyal ran his car over Ganiga when he was waiting by the roadside in the village on Saturday evening. Yadiyal and a few others in the car then assaulted an injured Ganiga with wooden logs. When villagers rushed to the spot, Yadiyal and his accomplices fled after abandoning the car. Ganiga died of injuries, before he could be taken to a hospital in Kundapur.
The police said that a search is on for Yadiyal’s associates, including Balachandra Bhat.
The police said that Ganiga was embroiled in a feud with Yadiyal as the latter had unnecessarily delayed granting no objection certificate to him for digging a borewell. Ganiga had also written about corrupt practices in the panchayat on social media platforms. Yadiyal and Bhat recently had had a heated exchange of words with Ganiga.
The police said that the two had also threatened to kill Ganiga. On Saturday evening, Ganiga left his house on his motorcycle after he received a call from a person who asked him to meet him on the main road. Soon after, Ganiga was run over by Yadiyal.
The police said that preliminary inspection of the crime site showed that it was not an accident but a deliberate act. On a complaint from Ganiga’s wife, Jyothi, the Shankaranarayana Police have registered a case under Sections 302 (murder), 109 (abetment) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code.
Earlier News
Kundapur: A Man Killed after Hit by a Car in Yadamoge
On Saturday, June 5, a man was killed after being hit by a car in Yadamoge of Kundapur Taluk. The car was purportedly driven by Pranesh Yadiyal, the president of Yadamoge gramme panchayat, and it is also suspected to be a case of suspected’murder.’
On the evening of Saturday, June 5, Ganiga was standing on the road when Pranesh Yadiyal’s Car allegedly hit him. It is said that after causing the collision, the panchayat president ran away from the scene, leaving his car behind.
Uday Ganiga (45) of Yadamoge has been identified as the deceased.
Uday Ganiga had uploaded a status about the lockdown in the gram panchayat two days back. He had advised those in charge of the situation not to exult after providing facility to the villagers and then fencing the village. He had also urged those in positions of power to deal with the problems faced by the coronavirus-infected families and keep the publicity on the backburner for the present.
Uday’s family is suspected that this is a murder case, and the matter will be investigated based on their complaint, it is said
