Bagalkot: A Congress worker was found murdered in a well in Saganur village, Badami taluk, on Friday. The deceased is Shivappa Basappa Meti, 48, a resident of Saganur. It is learnt that Meti went to relieve himself, and some unknown miscreants brutally attacked him with boulders. As the news spread, police and emergency services personnel launched an operation to remove the body from the well. Kerur police registered a case and suspected that miscreants threw the body into the 40-foot deep well to destroy evidence. “As per primary information, either a property dispute or an illicit relationship may be the reason. However, the proper reason could be ascertained only after investigation. The search for the accused is on,” they added.
