A 39-year-old farmer in Chikkamagaluru district allegedly died by suicide after receiving an eviction notice from revenue authorities, who accused him of encroaching on government land, police said on Sunday. Initial investigation has revealed that the farmer owed about ₹ 3 lakh, which he had borrowed from a bank and cooperative society Chikkamagaluru Rural police inspector N Sachin said: “The …
Six police officers,including a sub-inspector, from Chikkamagaluru were suspended on Friday for allegedly assaulting an advocate on Thursday night, police said. According to the police, the Chikkamagaluru district superintendent of police Vikram Amte ordered the suspension of the police officers for assaulting a 28-year-old advocate, named Preetham, and brutally attacking him for riding a two-wheeler without wearing a helment, on …
