The deceased has been identified as Ganeshram Suvarna, who was the president of Pumpwell Sarvajanika Sri Ganeshotsav Committee.
A resident of Karkala, Suvarna had visited Mangalore to participate in Ganeshotsav programme. He had served as the president of Garodi Billava Samaja in the past. He also owned a medical shop in Karkala.
According to sources, his mobile was switched off since morning. When his friends decided to meet him directly at his residence in Gorigudda near Pumpwell, they found doors locked from inside. They knocked the door for a long time but in vain.
Finally when they forced open the doors the dead body of Suvarna was lying in a pool of blood.
Mangalore Police, who rushed to the spot soon after receiving the information, said that there was deep injury in his head.
A team of finger experts and a squad of sniffer dogs were pressed into action. A case has been registered and investigations are on.
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