Kalaburagi: BJP leader Manikant Rathod threatens mass killing of Muslims; Second case filed
Police yet to arrest the BJP leader despite two FIRs; Widespread outrage
Kalaburagi: Shahabad Police filed an FIR against BJP leader Manikant Rathod on Sunday, for threatening to undertake a murder of Muslims en masse by Boramathi community if Kalaburagi police held back from intervening for 15 to 20 minutes.
Rathod shared a video clip on his Facebook page on Saturday, alleging that law and order had deteriorated in Kalaburagi district. He added that the Muslim community should be uprooted and people accused of ‘Love Jihad’ should be murdered within eight days.
As the video clip went viral, a case was filed by CEN Police on Saturday, while Shahabad Police have now registered a second case against Rathod, based on a complaint filed by Mohammad Masthan, a resident of Shahabad, alleging that the BJP leader was attempting to distort communal harmony with his video clip.
Muslim leaders as well as leaders of progressive organizations have expressed fury at the police inaction in the matter in spite of two cases being filed against Rathod for his provocative statements.
Earlier, Chittapur police had also filed a case against the BJP leader for making derogatory remarks about District In-charge Minister Priyank Kharge.
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Five held in double murder case in K'taka, mastermind shot at during escape bid
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Vijayapura (PTI): Five people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with a double murder case, including the alleged mastermind Akshay Juljule, who was shot in the leg while allegedly trying to escape from police custody.
Speaking to reporters, Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi said, “When the police went to arrest, Juljule tried to flee the spot in a bike. The police first fired in the air, and when the accused attempted to flee, he was shot in the leg.”
Juljule, against whom three cases have been registered, has been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Two policemen were also injured during the operation and admitted to the hospital.
The double murder occurred on Sunday in Kannur village of Vijayapura taluk. The victims were identified as Sagar Belundagi (25) and Isahak Khureshi (24). They were allegedly stoned to death by a group of assailants.
According to police, the killings were an act of revenge.
SP Nimbargi said, “The accused murdered Sagar and Isahak due to this old enmity.”
Those arrested have been identified as Muthana Gowda, Santosh, Sanjay, Bharat, and Akshay. A case of murder has been registered at the Vijayapura Rural Police Station.
Further investigation is underway.
