Hunters accidentally kill fellow hunter at Punacha; accused presented in court

Bellevision Media Network

Bantwal, 04 Dec 2015: The police here on Thursday December 3 presented the accused in the court related to death of Budda Naika, who was one amongst the hunting group, killed in a gun shot that was intended to kill a boar on Tuesday December 1 night. The police also seized the gun and Maruti Omni.

 

The hunting group, all natives of Ajeerumajalu: thirty-five-year-old Satish Gowda, thirty-two-year-old Sundar Gowda, thirty-year-old Chidanand Gowda, gun license-holder forty-nine-year-old Venkappa Gowda were the accused. The group had picked-up the jeep driver fifty-seven-year-old Budda Naika yane Muddanna, a resident of Dambe in Punacha village and were hunting in a private forest owned by a farmer at Toranakatte in Punacha village. The trigger of the gun that was in the hands of Satish Gowda went-off accidentally and pierced through the forehead of Budda Naika.

 

 

The hunting group called Budda Naika’s youngest son Sasidar and informed him about the tragedy and asked him to come to Punacha and brought the dead body of Budda Naika and placed inside his own house. The group then fled from the scene.

 

Puttur ACP Rishyank formed special team of policemen to begin the manhunt for the accused. Vittal sub-inspector Prakash Devadiga arrest all the accused.

 

Rishyank is heading the investigation of the case at the direction of  Dakshina Kannada district SP Dr Sharanappa and ACP Vincent Shantakumar, along with Bantwal circle inspector Belliappa, Vittal assistant sub-inspector Anand Poojary, policemen Balakrishna, Janardhan, Praveen Rai, Sridar, Ramchandra, Rakshit Rai, Bhavit Rai, Lokesh and Satish.