A youth was brutally murdered at Hosur village in Bailhongal taluk of Belagavi district on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Manjunath Demappa Kolakar, 22, a resident of Hosur village. Inspector M.I. Mathapathy and other police personnel visited the spot and have taken up the investigation.
Manjunath’s head was crushed with a stone. The cause for the murder is still not known.