HDMC corporator’s son accused of brutally attacking youth over parking issue

HUBBALLI: The son of a Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Council (HDMC) BJP corporator has been accused of carrying out a murderous assault on a youth over a trivial isue at Siddaramanagar here on Tuesday evening.

Ward 42 corporator Mahadev Naragund’s son Sridhar Naragund, his associates Chidu and Manjunath Mulgund brutally attacked Akshay Vaddar and Umesh over a parking issue. Akshay was attacked with bricks and sustained injuries in the head. The trio also allegedly tried to run over a car on Akshay and Umesh.

A senior police officer visited the KIMS hospital on Tuesday night.

Akshay has been admitted to the KIMS Hospital. Assistant Police Commissioner Shivaprakash Nayak visited the hospital and spoke to the injured. A case has been registered at the Keshwapur police station.