A man was hacked to death in Hubballi
The incident occurred at around 1.00pm in the Siddeshwar Park area of Vidyanagar. Udayakar had previously been accused in the 2015 murder of a man named Maruti, according to police. He was acquitted in the case in 2017.
Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N Shashikumar said two people were allegedly involved in the attack. His rowdy sheet was closed around four years ago, police sources said.
Police are now investigating whether the murder was linked to the earlier case or whether another dispute was behind the attack. HUBBALLI: A man was hacked to death in broad daylight in Karnataka’s Hubballi on Friday, with police suspecting that an old enmity may have led to the killing, according to news agency PTI.
The victim was identified as Dadapeer Udayakar (33) a resident of Nekar Nagar in Hubballi. A video of the attack circulating on social media shows a man lying on the road while two people allegedly assault him with sharp weapons. Udayakar had been living with his wife and children in Bogenagarakoppa in Kalghatgi taluk and had been working in agriculture for the past eight years.
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Very quickly, we are registering a case and taking up action against the accused,” he said. “We have tried to zero in on the accused who have committed this offence. Further investigation is under way to identify and trace the accused. Here are more Raksha Bandhan wishes , Bhadra kaal and Shubh Muhurat from The Times of India. Download the TOI App.