 The toll of death has increased to 8 by late on Thursday night. In all 700 vehicles got damaged. 15 buses got damaged 16 buses reduced to ashes, 30 bikes and cars got smashed in fire, four petrol bunks set afire, 300 persons were hospitalized, 7 persons died of firing and for the anger of fans one police constable died.
L.K.Advani, Karnataka Chief Minister Kumaraswamy not able to get last darshan of Dr.Rajkumar. National leader Advani later visited the house of Dr.Rajkumar.
Karnataka Chief Minister agreed that it was due to lack of police help the violence broke out.
DGP of Karnataka Siayal said he was not able to get 5 troops of police because of elections in Kerala.
Dr.Rajkumar took leadership of primacy to Kannada language on 13th April 1982 and twenty fifth years of his taking leadership – Gokak Chaluvali he was laid to rest.
The ace Indian cricketer Anil Kumble consoled Shivrajkumar for quite sometime.
Undeclared bundh was held in the entire state.
The loss from Thursday bundh is over 100 crore it is estimated.
In Mysore the entire night of Wednesday was held 'Jagarane' (No sleep) by fans.
On hearing the news of Dr.Rajkumar death two persons died of heart attack in Koppal and Gangavathi.
In Tumkur Dr.Rajkumar huge photograph was taken in an elephant procession. The fans in Kolar tonsured their head.
Actress Leelavathi and her son Vinodraj tonsured their head. In 42 films Dr.Rajkumar played hero to actress Leelavathi – this is the highest combination.
Actor Vinodraj disclosed that he wanted Dr.Rajkumar to be his father in his next birth.
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