Kannada scholar Dr MM Kalburgi shot dead

August 30, 2015 11:45

Kannada scholar Dr MM Kalburgi, who was shot dead by unidentified men on Sunday morning in Dharwad district of Karnataka.

Kalburgi, the former Vice-Chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi, was shot on the forehead and chest at his Kalyan Nagar residence in Dharwad at 8:40am on 30 August. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he breathed his last.

The police are looking into angles of saffron terrorism as several local Hindutva outfits reportedly threatened him over his remarks on idol worship and superstitions that had triggered outrage earlier.

The Kannada scholar was conferred with National Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his collection of research articles, titled "Marga 4".

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