<p class="title">The Hubballi-Dharwad police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of Congress leader Kumareshwara Pillai. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The three accused are Sharanabasappa Deginala of Vijayapura, Basavaraja Kanakambi of Afzalpur, Kalaburagi and Praveen Boothi. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said that Sharanabasappa Deginala is also wanted in connection with the shootout of Bhima River bank history-sheeter Bagappa Harijana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deginala is wanted in eight cases, including murder, counterfeiting and kidnapping. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He is wanted by Maharashtra and Kerala police too, according to Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner M N Nagaraj. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Deginala met Santosh Chalawadi and Satish Chalawadi at Ballari jail, Nagaraj said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Owing to political rivalry, Santosh Chalawadi and Satish Chalawadi gave Deginala a supari for Rs 30 lakh, he added. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sharanabasappa Deginala then gave rowdy Scientist Manjya money and a a country-made pistol and got Kumareshwara Pillai killed, the commissioner said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have recovered two swords, country-made pistol, mobiles and ATM cards from the accused. </p>
<p class="title">The Hubballi-Dharwad police have arrested three men in connection with the murder of Congress leader Kumareshwara Pillai. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The three accused are Sharanabasappa Deginala of Vijayapura, Basavaraja Kanakambi of Afzalpur, Kalaburagi and Praveen Boothi. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Police said that Sharanabasappa Deginala is also wanted in connection with the shootout of Bhima River bank history-sheeter Bagappa Harijana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Deginala is wanted in eight cases, including murder, counterfeiting and kidnapping. </p>.<p class="bodytext">He is wanted by Maharashtra and Kerala police too, according to Hubballi-Dharwad police commissioner M N Nagaraj. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Deginala met Santosh Chalawadi and Satish Chalawadi at Ballari jail, Nagaraj said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Owing to political rivalry, Santosh Chalawadi and Satish Chalawadi gave Deginala a supari for Rs 30 lakh, he added. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sharanabasappa Deginala then gave rowdy Scientist Manjya money and a a country-made pistol and got Kumareshwara Pillai killed, the commissioner said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have recovered two swords, country-made pistol, mobiles and ATM cards from the accused. </p>
