Vittal: Karopady Gram Panchayath Vice-President Jaleel Karopady, who was brutally assaulted by some masked miscreants succumbed to the injuries on Thursday April 20.
It is reportedly said that when Jameel was in Taluk Panchayath office premises, he was attacked by a gang of four masked miscreants with lethal weapons, who came on bike.
Jaleel was then rushed to a private hospital in Deralakette in a critical state. But, as per sources, he breathed his last in the hospital. Many say that an old animosity led to attack on Jaleel.
His father Usman Karopady is a Bantwal Taluk Panchayath member.