Overview

• Bheemanagouda Biradar, 40, a former Devar Nimbargi gram panchayat president, was shot inside a salon in Chadchan taluk around 8:50 am on Wednesday and later died at a private hospital.
• Assailants allegedly threw chilli powder to disable those inside before firing multiple rounds with a country-made pistol at close range.
• A mobile phone video from outside the shop captured gunshots and men emerging with weapons, intensifying tensions in the area.
• Police say four men from the same village — Wasim Maniyar, Razivulla Makanadar, Moulasab Borgi, and Firoz Sheikh — surrendered and were arrested on murder charges.
• Investigators are examining claims of an old rivalry, a Rs 1 lakh grievance over a promised government house, and alleged revenge tied to a 2023 case involving rival Zakir Maniyar.