Madikeri, May 16 -- The murder investigation of Sampath, alias Shambhu - a contractor from Kakkehole Junction in Somwarpet taluk - has intensified after his body was found under suspicious circumstances near Kallahalli village in Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan.

Sampath had gone missing from Kushalnagar on May 9. His body, bearing head injuries suspected to be from a machete or knife, was discovered in a remote location, sparking a deep probe by the Kodagu Police.

Sampath was previously known to the Police as the prime accused in the 2016 egg-pelting incident involving then Opposition Leader and current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during a visit to Madikeri. He had been arrested and was out on bail at the time of his death.

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