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Youth shot dead by friends in forest, 4 nabbed

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Kundapur: In a case of murder reported from Kaikana near Vandse on August 11, Sunday morning, a youth was shot dead reportedly by four of his friends. The deceased is Prabhaker Achari(28), son of Sheena Achari of Noojady.

The incident is learnt to have taken place on the night of August 10, Saturday when Prabhaker was taken along by four of his friends namely Santosh Poojari, Sunder Poojari, Raju Poojari and Nagaraj Poojari for hunting in the nearby forests.

It is learnt, the family launched a search for Prabhaker when he did not return. Meanwhile, the murder came to light when two of the friends of Prabhaker, out of fear of getting caught, surrendered. Two others who were in hiding were also trapped. The body of Prabhaker was found with bullet marks in seven to eight places at the edge of the forest area. Two whisky bottles were also found nearby.

The family of the deceased suspect that the killers were under the influence of alcohol. However, the motive of the killers has not yet been ascertained.

Kollur police are investigating the case.

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