A day after prohibitory orders had been imposed in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district following the homicide of a pickup van driver in what’s suspected to be a communal incident, the police investigation has revealed that the killers had been identified to the sufferer.
On Tuesday, Abdul Rahiman, 32, a resident of Kolthamajalu in Bantwal taluk, was murdered whereas unloading sand close to a buyer’s home, in line with the First Data Report (FIR) registered by Bantwal Rural police. His buddy and co-worker Kalandar Shafi, 29, who was severely injured within the assault, is presently underneath remedy on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital.
Based on Shafi, the accused had been identified to them. Rahiman was the secretary of Jama Masjid in Kolthamajalu village and the accused murdered him for communal or different causes, as per the FIR which has named Deepak, Sumith and 13 others – who’re reportedly identified to Rahiman and Shafi – as accused.
A police officer related to the probe mentioned the Mangaluru Metropolis Crime Department has been roped in to hint the accused and at the least 5 groups have been shaped for a similar.
Yatish N, Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada, mentioned the victims had been attacked round 3 pm- 3.30 pm whereas they had been dumping sand. “We’re but to determine the rationale behind the killing. Groups have been shaped to nab the accused,” he added.
The grievance filed by Mohammad Nisar, one other driver, mentioned that his buddy Mustafa knowledgeable him that Rahiman and Shafi had been being assaulted. “After they had been unloading sand outdoors the residence of 1 Rajiv in Kuriyala village, about 15 folks carrying machetes and rods attacked Rahiman as he sat within the driver’s seat,” Nisar said within the grievance.
He added that the attackers dragged Rahiman out of the automobile and stabbed him a number of instances. When Shafi tried to intervene, he was additionally attacked. The accused fled when native residents began to shout for assist, the FIR added.
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Mohammad Azmal, a relative of Rahiman, mentioned the federal government had earlier mentioned that it might type anti-communal squads however such killings haven’t stopped. “Rahiman was a poor man with two youngsters, aged 2 and three. These murders are occurring for political causes and I’d request the federal government to take stern motion towards the accused,” Azmal mentioned.
Rahiman’s funeral procession on Wednesday was attended by 1000’s. Shutters had been downed and actions halted in BC Street and close by areas.
Following the homicide, the district administration imposed prohibitory orders in Bantwal, Belthangady, Puttur, Kadaba, and Sullia taluks, underneath part 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, from 6 pm on Might 27 (Tuesday) until 6 pm on Might 30 (Friday).
The case was registered underneath sections 103 (homicide), 109 (try to homicide), 118(1) (voluntarily inflicting damage), 118 (2) (voluntarily inflicting grievous damage), 190 (illegal meeting), 191(1) (pressure or violence is utilized by an illegal meeting), 191(2) (rioting) and 191 (3) (rioting through the use of lethal weapons) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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The incident comes almost a month after Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty was murdered in Mangaluru on Might 1. Eleven folks had been arrested in reference to the homicide. Shetty had 5 instances towards him – 4 in Mangaluru metropolis and one in Dakshina Kannada district. He was the prime accused within the homicide of Mohammed Fazil, 23, in Surathkal on July 28, 2022.
Naushad alias Chotte Naushad, one of many accused in Suhas Shetty’s homicide, was attacked with stones in Mangaluru Central Jail on Might 19. He was then transferred to Mysuru jail.