Mangaluru, October 03: The city police arrested three persons on charges of attempting to murder a youth of Gantalkatte.

The arrested are identified as Dhanaraj Poojary alias Dhanu (25) of Thokur Kodikere in the taluk, Dinesh Poojary (38) of Sasihithlu near Haleangadi, and Shashwath Shetty alias Shashwath (23) of Honnakatte Kulai near Surathkal. The police are looking out for remaining accused in the case.

Victim Muhammad Imtiyaz is running a tea stall at the masjid building. As usual, when Imtiyaz was at his tea stall on September 24, a team of four-five persons who came in a car, attacked him with lethal weapons and fled the scene. Imtiyaz sustained severe injuries on his head, hand and back and was admitted to a private hospital in the city.

The group also attacked hotel staff Ibrahim (23) who tried to avoid the attack on Imtiyaz. He also sustained minor injuries in the incident and Moodabidri police registered a case.

Three teams to trace accused

The police have formed three teams, comprise the police personnel of Moodabidri, Mangaluru CCB and Mangaluru City North Sub-division Panamburu Anti-rowdy Squad, to trace the accused.

Accused Dhanaraj alias Dhanu has been facing various cases like murder attempt at Karkala police station and posting derogatory comment in WhatsApp at Surathkal police station. Dinesh Poojary has been facing murder attempt case at Padubidri police station.

Panambur anti-rowdy squad police inspector Rafeeq, Mulki police inspector Ananth Padmanabh and staff, CCB police inspector Shantaram and his staff, Moodabidri police inspector Ramachandra K. Nayak and Anti-rowdy squad ASI Muhammad, staff Kushala Maniyani, Sathish M, Vijay Kanchan, Issaq Ahmed, Radhakrishna, Sharan Kali and Shylendra participated in the operation.



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Bengaluru: Distancing from Eknath Shinde’s “toppling Karnataka Congress government post general elections,” remark, state BJP President BY Vijayendra claimed, “ We are happy as opposition party, and are fulfilling all the responsibilities as the opposition party should do. We are not attempting to topple the Congress government for any reason. I don't have any information regarding Shinde’s statement.”

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s during a campaign event in Satara reportedly stated that as Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government was toppled in Maharashtra, likewise “Operation Kamala” will be done in Karnataka post Lok Sabha elections.

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Meanwhile Vijayendra further clarified that, "there is no question of us doing any kind of operation. However, Lok Sabha election results can have any impact in the state. Its effect can be anything. We are not responsible for that.”

“I am not aware of what Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said about the fall of the Congress government in Karnataka. After the Lok Sabha election results, I will not say what kind of upheaval will happen in the Congress party,” he added.

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