Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jul 11: Yakub, a member of Adyar gram panchayat (GP) near here, was attacked on the evening of Friday July 10. He had suffered grievous injuries in the attack. He later succumbed to his injuries at Highland Hospital here.
A case of murder in this regard has been registered at the rural police station here.
On Friday evening, a gang of unidentified men had launched an attack on Yakub. Yakub went to Highland Hospital thereafter in an auto rickshaw. It is said he breathed his last there.
The police are investigating the case. Yakub happened to be a BJP-supported member of Adyar gram panchayat. It is suspected that his killing may be related to personal or political rivalry.