UDUPI: Home Minister and District In-Charge Minister Dr V S Acharya on Tuesday visited the house of Keshav Yadiyal, who was killed by naxalites on Sunday evening, at Hallihole and handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh from the state government to his family.
Keshav's wife Kanthimathi received the cheque from the Minister. The Minister also handed over a letter of condolence from Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
Dr Acharya refused to disclose any of the details of the operations of Anti-Naxalite Force to the media. Byndore MLA Laxminarayana, Kundapura MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, IGP A M Prasad, Deputy Commissioner P Hemalatha, SP Pravin Pawar and others accompanied the Minister.