Exactly a month after the shoot-out at a cinema made news, the Haveri Police have managed to arrest the accused who had opened fire at a patron in Shiggaon of Haveri district. They have now recovered the weapon used in the crime.
Superintendent of Police of Haveri Hanumantharaya told presspersons in Haveri on Thursday that the accused, Manjunath Patil, a native of Haveri, was on the run after the shoot-out. He was traced and arrested at Mundgod in Uttara Kannada on Thursday.
Manjunath Patil had opened fire at Vasantkumar Mugali of Shiggaon taluk on April 19, injuring him seriously as two bullets pierced through him. The victim is still recuperating in hospital.
