{"id":9958,"date":"2026-08-08T04:31:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9958"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:31:23","slug":"congress-leader-shot-dead-karnataka-horror-congress-leader-shot-dead-in-broad-daylight-chilling-attack-caught-on-cam-mangaluru-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9958","title":{"rendered":"Congress Leader Shot Dead: Karnataka horror: Congress leader shot dead in broad daylight, chilling attack caught on cam | Mangaluru News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133045706,imgsize-2068248,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-him-with-severe-bullet-injuries.jpg\" alt=\"Karnataka horror: Congress leader shot dead in broad daylight, chilling attack caught on cam\" title=\"According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D'Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D'Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries.\">According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D&#8217;Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>UDUPI: A local Congress leader and contractor was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karnataka&#8217;s Udupi district, police said on Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>According to news agency PTI, the deceased was identified as David D&#8217;Souza, a former president of the Mudarangadi Village Panchayat. <!-- -->He also owned a bar and a public transport unit, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The incident occurred at Padubidri in Udupi on Friday afternoon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>D&#8217;Souza had also been convicted in the suicide case of Rev Fr Mahesh, an assistant priest at a local church, and had served a jail term, sources said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D&#8217;Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Although locals and authorities rushed him to a nearby hospital, he succumbed to his injuries on the way.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Police said a multi-angle investigation is underway to determine the motive behind the murder, with both personal and business rivalries being examined.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With agency inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mangaluru\/karnataka-horror-congress-leader-shot-dead-in-broad-daylight-chilling-attack-caught-on-cam\/articleshow\/133045190.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D&#8217;Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries. UDUPI: A local Congress leader and contractor was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Karnataka&#8217;s Udupi district, police said on Saturday.According to news agency PTI, the deceased was identified as David D&#8217;Souza, a former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi-150x150.webp","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi-300x169.webp","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/according-to-police-sources-two-assailants-arrived-in-a-vehicle-and-opened-fire-at-dsouza-leaving-hi.webp"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"According to police sources, two assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire at D&#8217;Souza, leaving him with severe bullet injuries. 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