BSNL Lineman murdered by college student

PTI

Belthangady, 03 June 2017: Mudigere based Thimmappa Poojary (52) was stabbed to death by Ujire College student Chandrashekhar (20) at his residence near Santhekatte in Ujire on Friday late evening. The deceased is survived by wife and two children.

 

 

Chandrashekhar and Thimmappa Poojary were staying in two separate rented houses of a same building. The victim had been serving BSNL as lineman whereas the accused was a second year BBM student of a college here and was staying with his mother. According to the sources, the deceased was returning to his house at around 08 PM after his routine work. The accused reportedly stopped him near his house and started quarrelling with him over an unknown issue and finally the youth stabbed and murdered Thimmappa on the spot. SP Bhushan Gulabrao Borase and other police officials visited the spot soon after the incident. Exact reason for the murder is yet to be known, sources said.