BJP leader shot dead

A BJP leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Bhatkal town in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district last night, police said.

A BJP leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Bhatkal town in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district last night, police said.

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Uttara Kannada district Superintendent of Police S Mukherjee told PTI by telephone that Thimmappa Honnappa Naik, a former Taluka President of BJP, succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in the attack.

Mukherjee said police are looking out for clues, and an investigation is on. A post-mortem is being conducted in a Manipal hospital and after the procedure, it would be known whether he received bullets or pellets in the incident.