New Delhi: In yet another incident, a man was stabbed to death outside a shop by masked attackers in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Thursday evening.
The attack was captured in a CCTV camera. The incident took place amid tension in the district over the killing of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru on Tuesday night.
Soon after the attack incident, Prohibitory orders to ban large gatherings were imposed in Suratkal and adjoining areas.
The victim has been identified as 23-year-old Fazil .
The Police said that the attack happened when he was talking to an acquaintance when the assailants stepped out of a car and ran towards him.
Security beefed in and around Suratkal. The murder of the Muslim youth comes two days after Praveen Nettaru, a BJP youth leader was killed in neighbouring town of Sullia.
However, there is no link established between the two murders. @TheQuint pic.twitter.com/hjb8ffNZP4— Ananth Shreyas (@ananthshreyas) July 28, 2022
Section 144 Imposed
Police said that Fazil was attacked by four or five people.
Mangaluru Commissioner of Police (CP) N Shashi Kumar said that section 144 has been imposed in Surathkal, Mulky, Panambur and Bajpe.
Karnataka | A youth, Fazil hacked to death by an unidentified group in Surathkal, in outskirts of Mangaluru
“He was attacked with a lethal weapon by a group of youth. Case filed at Surathkal PS. Sec 144 CrPC imposed at Surathkal, Mulki, Bajpe, Panambur,” says Police Commissioner pic.twitter.com/QliZy3cfUa
— ANI (@ANI) July 28, 2022
