Koppal (Karnataka), Oct 8, 2025

A BJP leader was hacked to death by a gang in the Gangavathi area in Koppal district in the early hours of Wednesday. The deceased was identified as 31-year-old Venkatesha Kurubara, president of the Gangavathi town BJP Yuva Morcha.

Preliminary police investigation has revealed that personal rivalry was the reason behind the murder. Further investigation was underway.

According to police, Venkatesha was hacked to death in front of Leelavathi Hospital on Koppal Road around 2 a.m. The assailants arrived in a car. Venkatesha was returning home on a bike after attending a dinner party with friends at Devi Camp. The attackers chased his bike, rammed into it from behind, and then hacked him to death before fleeing the spot.

Friends of the victim, who witnessed

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