Chamarajnagar, Dec 09: The mortal remains of JD (U) leader H Nagappa were buried according to Lingayat rites in his hometown of Kamagere in Chamarajnagar district on Monday evening. Full state honours for the funeral, as announced by the state government, were missing as the family of the slain leader and his supporters refused it, saying police presence should not be there, official sources said.

The Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sugar, M Mahadev, who was deputed by the government to represent it at the funeral, could not attend it as he was prevented from proceeding to Kamagere by angry mobs. Bureau Report