Udupi, Aug. 7 -- Tension gripped Mudarangadi in Udupi district after unidentified assailants shot dead businessman and local Congress leader David D'Souza in Shirva police station limits on Friday, August 7, marking yet another shooting incident on the Karnataka coast.

D'Souza, a former president of the Mudarangadi Gram Panchayat, was attacked by armed assailants who opened fire at close range before fleeing the spot. He succumbed to his injuries, police said.

Senior police officers rushed to the crime scene and launched an investigation. The motive behind the murder is yet to be established, with investigators probing multiple angles, including personal enmity and business-related disputes. Police have launched a special operation to t...