Mangaluru: In a bid to protest the rape incidents in the country, especially the rapes of Kathua, Unnao and Surat, traders at central market, labourers and fish docks staged a hartal on Monday.

The hartal was self-motivated as no organization has given a call for the protest. According to sources, the traders have closed their shops by their own.

As a part of the protest preparation, the traders did not order fresh goods for sale. Rather they tried to clear the available stock.  It is learnt that, even for Monday they are not going to order fresh goods.

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New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.

A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.

The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.

According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.

"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.

An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.