Tension grips Ullal after murder bid on four Muslim youths; security tightened

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April 26, 2016

Mangaluru, Apr 26: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Ullal and surrounding areas in Mangaluru taluk after murder bid on four Muslim youths by trouble mongers in two separate incidents.

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While Ibrahim Nafsan (30), was attacked with a sword by a gang of five miscreants near Veerabhadra Temple early on Monday morning, when he was on the way to fishing port from Ullal, three others youths were attacked late on Monday night at Thokkottu inner-town.

Gang of five miscreants

In both cases a gang of five miscreants intercepted motorbikes and attacked the riders with lethal weapons. Fortunately all four victims survived the murder bid and undergoing treatment in different hospitals.

It is not yet confirmed whether the same gang carried out both the attacks or not.

In the second case, three youths identified as Safwan (20), Nizam (19) and Saleem (24), all residents of Pilar village, were intercepted and attacked with sharp weapons when they were returning home together on a two-wheeler.

A critically injured Swafwan is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru while two others, who are out of danger, are recuperating in a private hospital in Thokkottu.

It is learnt that the trio was returning home on a motorbike after finishing catering work at a marriage function at Maddadka. Their motorbike was waylaid at Thokkottu inner-town by the five miscreants who randomly targeted Safwan first and then attacked the other two.
Despite he was stabbed by the miscreant, Safwan started running and after reaching Kapikad he contacted one of his friends and narrated the incident. Soon his friends Abdul Samad and Nazrat reached the spot and took him to a hospital.

Hid in bushes till morning

On the other hand, Nizam, who was riding the motorbike, too escaped after the assault. He had gone missing for a few hours as search for him by police and family members went in vain till Tuesday morning.

Finally, he returned to the spot of attack to give complete details to the police. He said that he had been hiding amidst bushes near Kapikad.

He revealed that the assailants had come in two two-wheelers – a white Honda Activa and a black motorbike. According to unconfirmed sources the miscreants are residents of Krishnanagar and Ganeshnagar in Thokkottu.

Revenge for Rajesh Kotian murder?

Meanwhile, rumours doing the rounds that the miscreants are trying to take revenge for the coldblooded murder of Mogaveera community leader Rajesh Kotian, who was hacked to death on April 12 under the limits of Ullal police station.

Saffron forces had also warned to take the law into their hands if the police failed to catch all the accused in connection with Kotian murder case.

Meanwhile, security has been intensified in Ullal and surrounding areas. Additional forces including KSRP and CISF were deployed to prevent recurrence of untoward incidents in the sensitive region.

Also Read: Ullal stabbings: One held, more arrests likely; 'All 5 victims are innocents'

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Saravan
 - 
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2016

Police also involving and supporting for RSS so it not end

Rikaz
 - 
Tuesday, 26 Apr 2016

People of Ullal are very bad! Always they got problems!

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