Overview

• In Mysuru, 38-year-old Venkatesh was pulled from his car near the Dasara Exhibition Grounds and hacked to death in broad daylight.
• City police arrested six suspects within 24 hours, identified by Commissioner Seema Latkar, after using CCTV and viral images to track the accused.
• Vehicles and weapons used in the Mysuru attack were seized, and authorities intensified foot patrols across key areas to deter reprisals.
• In Gangavati, BJP Yuva Morcha leader Venkatesh Kurubara was rammed off his motorcycle near Leelavathi Hospital around 2 am and assaulted with machetes and iron rods.
• Koppal police arrested four suspects — Bhima Bharath, Salim, Vijay and Dhanraj Rao — recovered a Tata Indica with weapons, and say a man named Ravi is the main accused with searches ongoing.