Missing since Sunday, Honnali MLA Renukacharya’s nephew found dead
Police discovered Chandrashekar's body inside a car that had fallen into a canal and detained his friend Kiran, who was said to be returning to Honnali along with the MLA's nephew.
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BJP MLA M P Renukacharya (Left) and his nephew Chandrasekhar (Right) (Twitter/@MPRBJP)Chandrashekar, Karnataka BJP MLA M P Renukacharya’s nephew who had been missing since Sunday, was found dead on Thursday. Police discovered his body inside a car that had fallen into a canal.
According to police, the car bearing the registration number KA17 MA2534 was found near Kadadakatte in Honnali taluk of Davangere district.
Chandrashekar, who is the son of Honnali MLA Renukacharya’s brother, had been to Gourigadde near Shivamogga to meet Vinay Guruji, a spiritual leader, with his friend Kiran and was said to be returning to Honnali but went missing.
Kiran is in police custody now. Primary reports suggested that Chandrashekar’s body was found in the car’s back seat.
Though police are yet to arrive at any conclusion, they said they were investigating the matter from all angles.
Early in the day, Renukacharya suspected that Chandrashekar might have been kidnapped as his father is a class 1 contractor. Chandrashekar worked for Renukacharya during elections.
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