1. A physically handicapped farmer died on Tuesday after he consumed poison in front of Vidhana Soudha as he was denied entry by police to meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Thirty-five-year-old Ashok Gowda hailed from Kunigal taluk and had lost his right hand and right leg in an accident and was making an effort to seek compensation. The police also said that Ashok had taken a huge loan and was depressed about it, which could have led him to take such an extreme step.