Mangaluru, Nov 30: Another rowdy-sheeter has been arrested by Dakshina Kannada district police in connection with the sensational murder of Harish Poojary, whose death had triggered communal unrest in coastal Karnataka.
Superintendent of police Dr Sharanappa told media persons on Monday that Mithun, a main accused in November 12 murder case was arrested near Puttur bus stand on the outskirts of the city.
Mithun is an accused one more murder case, three attempt-to-murder cases and eight other criminal cases in Bantwal and Vittla police stations.
With the fresh arrest, the total number of arrests in the case rose to three. Police had arrested Bantwal Bajrang Dal leader and rowdy-sheeter Bhuvith Shetty (25) and his associate Achyuta (28), near Mani village in Bantwal taluk on November 19.
The SP said that like other two accused, Mithun is also a Sangh Parivar activist. He said that police are trying to nab two more accused in the case. “Once they were arrested we will reveal complete details of the murder,” he said adding that investigation is still under away.
He said that the police have managed to seize the weapons used for the murder. However, the car in which the murderers had come, is yet to be traced.
Responding to a question, the SP said that none of the arrested in the case were innocents. “If you consider those who hatch a murder plot and execute it as innocents, then who is the culprit,” the SP questioned and said that all three arrests were made after gathering sufficient evidences.
It could be recalled here that Harish Poojary and his friend Sameeullah were attacked by the miscreants with lethal weapons on November 12 at Manihalli in Bantwal taluk hours after Sangh Parivar activists tried to disrupt peace by pelting stones at SDPI protesters in BC Road. Harish died soon after the attack and Sameeullah is still recuperating at a hospital.
The very next day of the murder of Harish Poojary, Hindutva outfits in Dakshina Kannada had imposed a forceful bandh the district and held Muslim organisations responsible for the murder. On the other hand senor leaders of BJP including union minister DV Sadananda Gowda and DK MP Nalin Kumar Kateel had held Congress govt of Karnataka responsible for this murder.
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