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Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni Convicted of BJP Worker's 2016 Murder; Land Row, Political Rivalry Among 'Motives'

The court ordered immediate custody for Kulkarni and 16 others after a nearly six-year trial in the 2016 killing, with sentencing set for Thursday.

  • On Wednesday, a Bengaluru special court convicted Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others for the 2016 murder of Bharatiya Janata Party worker Yogesh Gowda in Karnataka.
  • The CBI investigation identified Kulkarni as the mastermind, driven by political rivalry after Gowda declined to withdraw from the 2016 Zilla Panchayath election.
  • Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat ordered perjury proceedings against police officers Shivananda Chalavadi and Babu Katagi for attempting to protect the accused during the nearly six-year trial.
  • Authorities transferred all 17 convicted individuals to Bengaluru Central Prison in Parappana Agrahara under tight security, with sentencing scheduled for Thursday.
  • This conviction impacts the Dharwad Assembly constituency, where Kulkarni won the 2023 election despite legal restrictions that prevented him from entering the area.
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Bjp Leader Yogesh Gowda Murder Case : Congress Mla Convicted

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Convicted Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni had threatened OpIndia over reports repeatedly

OpIndia received 12 emails from a brand protection firm acting for Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni seeking removal of reports. OpIndia was threatened of legal action if reports were not removed. The reports were not removed.

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Karnataka Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni convicted of BJP worker's 2016 murder; land row, political rivalry among 'motives'

A special court in Bengaluru convicted former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others for plotting and executing the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda in 2016. The court found them guilty of murder and conspiracy, with sentencing to be announced Thursday. Kulkarni, who was present ...

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Karnataka Congress MLA convicted of BJP worker’s murder in 2016

Goudar was murdered by hired assailants days after his family had received an anonymous warning of impending death.

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Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, 16 others convicted in Yogesh Goudar murder case

BJP leader Yogesh Goudar, a Dharwad Zilla Panchayat member, was murdered on June 15, 2016. A group of assailants had hacked him to death after throwing chilli p

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Congress MLA convicted for murder of BJP leader in Dharwad

Bengaluru court convicts Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others for the 2016 murder of BJP leader Yogeshgouda Goudar.

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