: Karnataka: Six arrested for alleged murder of Bajrang Dal member in Shivamogga #IndiaNEWS Six persons have been arrested and 12 are being questioned in connection with the alleged murder of Bajrang

Karnataka: Six arrested for alleged murder of Bajrang Dal member in Shivamogga #IndiaNEWS
Six persons have been arrested and 12 are being questioned in connection with the alleged murder of Bajrang Dal member Harsha in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, ANI reported on Tuesday evening, citing the local Superintendent of Police Laxmi Prasad.The police official identified the six accused as Mohammed Kashif, Sayed Nadeem, Afsifullah Khan, Rehan Sharef, Nihan, Abdul Afnan, PTI reported. All of them live in Shivamogga and are aged between 20 and 22, except Kashif who is 32, Prasad said. He added that there were two pending cases against Harsha – one pertaining to rioting and the other related to hurting religious sentiments.The Bajrang Dal member was allegedly attacked by unknown persons at Ravi Varma lane in the city’s Bharathi Colony on Sunday night. The next day, violence broke out during his funeral procession in which 20 people were injured. Mobs of men even attacked Muslim-dominated localities at multiple places in Shivamogga between Sunday midnight and Monday noon. They threw stones at the homes of Muslims and put their vehicles on fire. Restrictions under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure which had been imposed in the district on Monday, have now been extended till Friday morning, Deputy Commissioner of Shivamogga, Selvamani R said, according to ANI.Schools will remain shut and...Read more

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