Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni sentenced to life imprisonment for 2016 murder of BJP leader in Dharwad
Dharwad MLA Vinay Kulkarni.
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A special court in Bengaluru, on April 17, sentenced Congress MLA and former minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 other convicts to imprisonment for life for criminal conspiracy and murder of a young BJP leader in Dharwad district, in Karnataka, in 2016.
Others convicted are Vikram Ballari, Kirthi Kumar Basavaraj Kurahatti, Sandeep Saudatti, Vinayaka Katagi, Mahabaleshwar Hongal alias Muduka, Santhosh Saudatti, Dinesh M., Ashwath, Sunil, Nazeer Ahmed, Shahanawaz, Nuthan, Harshith, Chandrashekar Indi, Vikas Kalburgi, and Channakeshava B. Tingarikar.
Published – April 17, 2026 04:30 pm IST
