Burglar shoots woman during foiled robbery bid

Badami (Bagalkot): A robbery attempt turned violent when an accused allegedly opened fire at members of a family after being caught while trying to steal gold ornaments at Karadigudda village in Badami taluk on Saturday midnight.The accused has been identified as Prashant Navi, 30, a resident of Chadchan in Vijayapura district.According to police, the accused had allegedly entered the house of Holeppa Mugali with the intention of committing theft. When Holeppa caught hold of him, the accused allegedly tried to escape and fired two rounds from a country-made pistol.One of the shots reportedly misfired, while the second bullet hit Holeppa’s wife Basavva on her leg, causing injuries.Hearing the gunshots, villagers rushed to the spot and managed to overpower the accused before handing him over to the police. Basavva was admitted to hospital and is said to be out of danger.A case has been registered at Badami Police Station and the accused has been arrested. Badami Circle Inspector Kariyappa Banne and Bagalkot Superintendent of Police Siddharth Goyal visited the spot.