Newskarnataka – Mangalore

Mangalore: Mangalore North Police have arrested three Bhajarang Dal men for smearing cow dung on Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) district president Suresh Bhat Bakrabail.

The three have been identified as 28-year-old Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Pumpwell, 23-year-old Tilak Raj, a resident of Kankanady, and 23-year-old Chetan Kumar Shetty. Chetan was caught by the KKSV volunteers  soon after the incident.

R Hitendra, Mangalore city Police Commissioner confirmed that the accused were members of the Bhajrang Dal. He also said that the motive was ideological and that they targeted Bhat whose organisation had opposed the Bhajrang Dal and Sangh Parivar.

KKSV deplores attack on its leader

Udupi: Members of the Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (KKSV) staged protest in front of SP office on Wednesday April 23, and strongly condemned the  Sangh Pariwar members for throwing cow dung on writer Suresh Bhat Bakrabail at Mangalore on Tuesday.

Rajashekar, President, KKSV Udupi unit, said that this incident only highlighted the dictatorship of the Sangh Pariwar. He said the attacks on the KKSV activists is not a new phenomenon and alleged  that the police always has a soft corner for Sangh Pariwar activists because of which  the number of crime has drastically increased.

 He condemned the government’s decision to  hand over the case to COD inquiry.
 He alleged that the  Sangh Pariwar members  were involved in attacking all those who oppose their fascist ideologies.

While explaining the incident he said on Tuesday while the KKSV Dakshina Kannada internal meeting was going on, 2 men entered without permission, one man smeared the face of Suresh Bhat with cow-dung and both tried to escape, the KKSV members caught hold of one of them  and handed him over to police, he said.

A memorandum was forwarded to the Superintendent of Police.

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