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Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni Gets Life Sentence in BJP Leader Yogesh Gowda Murder Case
The court also fined Vinay Kulkarni Rs 30,000 after finding him and 15 others guilty of murder and criminal conspiracy.
- On Friday, a Bengaluru court sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogeshgouda Goudar in Dharwad.
- Central Bureau of Investigation investigators alleged that Kulkarni considered Goudar a rising political challenger and arranged contract killers to eliminate him.
- Special Court Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat handed life terms to 15 other convicted individuals on Wednesday, while also imposing a Rs 30,000 fine on Kulkarni.
- Kulkarni now faces potential disqualification from the Karnataka Assembly following his conviction for murder and criminal conspiracy.
- The Supreme Court previously cancelled Kulkarni's bail in June 2025 after finding credible evidence he attempted to influence witnesses during the trial.
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Life Imprisonment for Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni and 15 Others in Yogesh Gowda Murder Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Special Court of People's Representatives in Bengaluru has sentenced 16 criminals, including former minister Vinay Kulkarni, to life imprisonment. After a long hearing, special court judge Santosh Gajanan Bhatt heard the final arguments of both parties today. Then he reserved the order on the quantum of punishment for tomorrow. The order has now been announced. India News | Life Imprisonm…
Karnataka Congress MLA gets life term in murder case, faces disqualification
The case dates to June 15, 2016, when Gowda, a BJP zilla panchayat member, was hacked to death by hired assailants at his gym in Dharwad. Vinay Kulkarni, who was a minister at the time, was later named the principal conspirator.
Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, 15 others sentenced to life imprisonment in BJP worker murder case in Karnataka
A Bengaluru court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the sensational murder case of Yogeshgouda Goudar -- a local leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ruling also puts Kulkarni at risk of disqualification from the Karnataka Assembly. Along with him, the court handed life terms to fifteen other people convicted in the case. The verdict came two days after Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat of the Special C…
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