KASARGOD: A youth was found shot to death at Ellukochi in Panathur on the Kerala-Karnataka border. The dead is a native of Chethukayam in Karnataka. It has been hinted that he is a regular thief and suspected to be shot during theft attempt.

The body was found with a torch in his hand. There are marks of gun shots on his thigh. Most of the people residing here are from the Gowda community. As many of the people here are farmers they have a licensed gun.