Surathkal: Locals stage protest with Jaleel's body, demand arrest of accused
Surathkal: Locals in Krishnapura staged a protest on Sunday afternoon, demanding the arrest of the absconding assailants of Abdul Jaleel, a resident of 9th Block.
Jaleel was stabbed to death by two masked men, who had forcibly entered his shop in Krishnapura 4th Block on Saturday night.
The locals, who gathered after offering the funeral prayers at the Jumma Masjid in Krishnapura 9th Block, stopped the ambulance carrying Jaleel's body. Protesting with Jaleel's body, the people said that they would not fulfill the last rites until the guilty were arrested.
The protest triggered tension in Krishnapura region on Sunday afternoon.
however, gave rise to tension in the air in Krishnapura on Sunday afternoon.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar, former MLA Mohiuddin Bava, Wakf Board president Shafi Sadi, former Mayor Ashraf and other leaders approached the protesters and tried to pacify them. The protesters, however, demanded that strict legal action be taken against the guilty.
The post mortem was conducted at the AJ Hospital, Mangaluru, on Sunday morning, after which, Jaleel's body was handed over to his family members.
When Jaleel's body was being moved out of the mosque, the locals, who had gathered in large numbers, demanded the arrest of the guilty parties in the murder case, starting their protest.
Police security has been beefed up in Krishnapura as a precautionary measure.
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