Udupi: A notorious rowdy-sheeter was hacked to death by unidentified persons in broad daylight at Kothnakatte, near Hiriyadka here on Monday, December 19, 2016.
The deceased has been identified as Varvadi Praveen Kulal (30). According to the sources Varvadi Praveen Kulal had entered a shop at Kothankatte in car. When he was about to leave, two armed men launched an attack. While Praveen ran for his life,the attackers chased him and hacked him to death and then fled the scene.
Udupi SP K T Balakrishna arrived along with Hiriyadka Police, additional SP Kumaraswamy and Inspector Sampat Kumar.
Police sources said that deceased Varvadi Praveen Kumar is involved in many criminal activities like murders, attempts to murder and issuing threats to a Zilla Panchayat member. Sources said that during time of attack, Praveen also had a knife and injured one of the assailants, who has been identified as Santhu.
Hiriyadka Police have registered a case and investigations to follow.