Karnataka: Two out of three suspects, arrested in the murder case of Congress leader M Srinivas, received bullet injuries in the leg as they were trying to escape, police said. M Srinivas was a close associate of Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara.
Cops have so far arrested six people in the Congress leader's murder case.
The primary accused, Venugopal and Manindra, sustained gunshot wounds in the leg. Another suspect, Santhosh, was also injured. The shooting took place in the Lakshmisagar forest area.
The police were attacked while apprehending and escorting the suspects. Inspector Venkatesh, along with police personnel Manjunath and Nagesh, sustained injuries in the attack.
All the injured were treated at Kolar District Hospital.
Srinivas was also close to former Speaker and senior Congress leader Ramesh Kumar. Srinivas was a taluk level leader of the Congress and he was an aspirant for the Lok Sabha ticket from Kolar Parliamentary constituency.
He was attacked near Hogalagere road in the outskirts of Srinivaspur near Kolar.
Though he was rushed to the hospital but succumbed to injuries, police said. Deceased Srinivas was one of the prominent Dalit leaders of the district and Srinivasapura town continues to be tense following the incident. Dalit organisations are mulling for a massive protest condemning the murder.
According to police, Srinivas had gone to his new bar building on Hogalagere road when he was attacked by a gang of six people. Srinivaspura police have registered a case and an investigation is on.
With inputs from IANS
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