A court in Karnataka on Monday sentenced three people to death for sexually assaulting an Israeli tourist and murdering a youth in Koppal district last year.
Prohibitory orders were imposed in Nagappa's home district after angry crowds, which poured onto the streets, put up road blocks, crippling traffic at several places.
The bullet had apparently pierced Nagappa's body near the heart, sources told PTI.
Speaker M V Venkatappa ordered their eviction after the members disrupted the proceedings of the assembly blaming Chief Minister S M Krishna for the death of Nagappa.
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said Nagappa's body was recovered about 30km within the Karnataka border.
The sixth cassette sent by forest brigand Veerappan says he has abandoned former minister H Nagappa, whom he had abducted on August 25.
Joseph alias Meenukar Joseph and Savariyappa alias Kone Savariappa have confessed that they were involved in the crime, police said.
The JD-U leader died in the custody of Veerappan.
Home Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, however, said only an investigation will reveal who fired the shot.
Twelve Bharatiya Janata Party legislators were evicted from the council and assembly proceedings were stalled, forcing its adjournment for the day.
As the posters suddenly sprang up in Kumbakonam, the VCK members staged an agitation demanding stringent action on the Indu Makkal Katchi for their affront on Ambedkar.
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is among six personalities chosen for this year's Padma Vibhushan.
Based on clues provided by Alexander Raja, one of the three arrested by the Tamil Nadu STF on Monday, Mudalemutthu, Amul Raj and Sagairaja were held.
"Chief Minister S M Krishna, who is in Delhi, spoke to his Tamil Nadu counterpart, Jayalalithaa, and both decided to launch operations immediately," Kharge said.
Speaking to reporters in Delhi, Krishna said he spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa soon after Nagappas body was recovered and she agreed to extend her states cooperation to nab Veerappan.
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The Tamil activist has been charged under the Indian Arms Act and Karnataka Forest Act and for allegedly taking part in a 'criminal conspiracy' with Veerappan.
Kumaresan, treasurer of the Tamils Liberation Army, was involved in the recent blast of a power transmission tower in Toppaiyankulam near Cuddalore.
'We hope one of these days we will get a message that can make us feel very relieved,' Krishna said.
Ponnachi Mahadevaswamy said that during his secret meetings with the brigand, the latter wanted to surrender in the presence of George Fernandes, S M Krishna and seer of Suttur Mutt.
Subversive elements only understand the language of bullet, Chief Minister Krishna said during a debate in the assembly on the Nagappa issue.
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