2 fans of Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar dead
The Hindu
One died while watching news of the actor’s demise
A 25-year-old man was found dead in his house in Athani, Belagavi district on October 30. Police said Rahul Gadiwaddar was a die-hard fan of Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, who died in Bengaluru on October 29.
Rahul had put up a poster of Puneeth in front of his house, garlanded it and decorated it with a flower rangoli on October 29, a police officer said. A case has been registered.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.