
As a special court in Bengaluru on Thursday sentenced Congress MLA and former minister Vinay Kulkarni and 16 others to life imprisonment for the criminal conspiracy and murder of BJP zilla panchayat member Yogeeshgouda Goudar in Dharwad in 2016, the victim’s elder sister hailed crackion Akkamahadevi.
Akkamma alias Akkamahadevi, who lives in Daroga Oni in Dharwad, told reporters that she was happy that finally, ten years after her brother’s murder, justice had been served. Yogeeshgouda’s brother Gurunathgouda was not available for comment.
Published – 17 Apr 2026 23:02 IST





