Former chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on August 1, visited the families of the three murder victims in Dakshina Kannada district and consoled them, assuring them of justice and providing a compensation of ₹5 lakh each from Janata Dal (Secular).
Mr. Kumaraswamy, who landed in Mangaluru early in the morning, drove straight to Bellare where Masood was killed on July 21 and Praveen Nettaru on July 26. Visiting Masood’s family at Kalanja near Nettaru, the former chief minister consoled his uncle and brothers and handed over a cheque for ₹5 lakh. His family rued that the victim was an innocent person and demanded justice for the family.
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