Dyamanna (55), who was unanimously elected from Ulumeshwar village to the Nagalapur Gram Panchayat in Lingsugur taluk, Raichur district, was murdered on Saturday. The body was found on a stream-bed near the village on Sunday morning.
The police, however, have ruled out any link between the murder and the gram panchayat elections.
Following a complaint registered by the brother of the dead gram panchayat member, a case has been registered in Mudgal police station. Also, an accused in the case has been arrested. Superintendent of Police Chetan Singh Rathor visited the spot.
Man arrested based on a complaint by the brother of the dead person