Man murdered; accused held

Karwar, June 11: Umesh Mahabaleshwar Kalgutkar was murdered at Hotegali village in Karwar on Saturday by his neighbour Gopinath Ratnakar Paduvalkar.

According to the police, Umesh had planned to build a borewell which Gopinath had opposed.

On Saturday night, Gopinath deliberately hit Umesh's two-wheeler with his car and later thrashed him with a wooden stick. Umesh suffered multiple fractures and died in the hospital.

The police have arrested Gopinath and the investigation is on.