Police sub-inspector Mallikarjun Bande, who sustained serious head injuries <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/subinspector-bande-succumbs-to-bullet-wounds/article5577814.ece>during a gun fight</a> with an alleged contract killer Munna Darbadar on January 8, died at a super-speciality hospital in Hyderabad. Photo: Special Arrangement