Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson SL Dharmegowda was found dead on a railway track near Kadur in Chikkamagaluru district on...
Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson SL Dharmegowda was found dead on a railway track near Kadur in Chikkamagaluru district on Tuesday, The Hindu reported. He is suspected to have died by suicide.
The Railway Police told the newspaper that Dharamegowda left a note behind. However, the police have not shared its contents. His body has been taken to the Shimoga government hospital for investigation, according to India Today.
“There was a death note recovered from the site but cannot give out details of what’s in it,” inspector general of police (west) said. The Janata Dal (Secular) leader left his farmhouse at Ayyanakere near Sakharayapatna town with driver Dharmaraj on Monday evening. Dharmaraj said that Dharmegowda asked him to stop the car when they were near Gunasagar around 6.15 pm. He asked the driver to wait till he returned. The driver later called Dharmegowda’s personal staff as he did not return for hours. The politician’s phone was found switched off.
The police and the local residents later found his dead body at a railway track. Some media reports suggested that Dharmegowda was affected by the heckling incident that took place in the state Legislative Council on December 15. The Congress MLAs had allegedly removed the deputy chairperson from the seat in the Council, leading to...
