MANGALURU: Sixty-year-old Vaman Poojary, who was an eyewitness in the controversial murder of Bajrang Dal activist Prashanth Poojary of Moodbidri, has died under mysterious circumstances.
Poojary was missing from his house since Thursday afternoon.
According to police, he may have committed suicide but the reason is yet to established.
A case has been registered at the Moodbidri police station. Police are looking into whether Vaman was facing any threat to his life.
Vaman Poojary was a tender coconut vendor near Prashanth Poojary’s shop. Police confirmed that Vaman Poojary was an eyewitness to the murder.