A local BJP Yuva Morcha leader, Venkatesh Kurubara, was murdered in the Gangavathi town of the Koppal district in Karnataka, police said on Wednesday.

Speaking with ANI, Superintendent of Police, Koppal, Ram L Arasiddi said that the motive behind the killing of 31-year-old Gangavathi BJP Yuva Morcha President was that he helped police in a case in 2003.

“The motive was that in 2003, when in a case of a friend, Venkatesh had helped the police to arrest all the accused who were involved in this. So we will be arresting all the accused at the earliest, and procedures will be done,” SP Ram L Arasiddi said.

Venkatesh Kurubara was coming from Devi Camp to Gangavathi when a group of people brutally hacked him to death with long maces on Tuesday. The incident occurred in front of Lilavati Elubh

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