The former Vice-President of Karnatak Vidyavardhak Sangha and president of Basava Tatwa Prasara Samsthe, Dharwad, Shivaputra (Shivanna) Bellad breathed his last at a private hospital in Dharwad on Thursday morning. He was 82.
Mr. Shivanna, who was driving his car, met with an accident in Dharwad on Wednesday and was rushed to the hospital immediately. He died of injuries at the hospital on Thursday morning, family sources said.
Mr. Shivanna was the brother of the former MLA and president of Karnataka Border Area Development Authority Chandrakanth Bellad and uncle of Hubballi-Dharwad East MLA Arvind Bellad.
