Bantwal, Jun 23: The Dakshina Kannada district police claimed to have made headway in murder case of SDPI activist Ashraf Kalai as they have taken several suspects into custody for questioning.
33-year-old Ashraf was hacked to death by a gang of miscreants at Benjanapadavu in Bantwal taluk in broad daylight on Wednesday. The SDPI has called the murder a handiwork of Sangh Parivar.
According to sources, at least six persons were taken into custody by the police in past two days for interrogation. The police have also reportedly managed to get some information about those who had directly involved in the murder.
Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) P. Harishekaran, who is overseeing the investigation of the murder, earlier said that the police were working on some clues.
“We are questioning suspects. We will shortly have a breakthrough in the case. All those involved in the murder and those who have conspired will be arrested,” he said. As many as four police teams were working on the case.
On the other hand, the police have kept a tight vigil across Bantwal taluk. Apart from personnel from the district, additional policemen from Udupi, Karwar and Chikkamagaluru have been deployed in Bantwal and other sensitive areas in Dakshina Kannada.
Additional Superintendents of Police from Karwar and Chikkamagaluru and Deputy Superintendents of Police from Karwar, Chikkamagalaru and Udupi have been called for bandobust duty. 12 platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police and six platoons of the District Armed Reserve have been deployed to maintain law and order.
Meanwhile, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Alok Mohan visited Bantwal town police station and held meeting with senior police officers. Outgoing SP of Dakshina Kannada Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, new SP Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Additional SP Vishnuvardhan were present.
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