Kelinja: Clashes break out between Congress-BJP workers; four injured
Bantwal: Four persons injured in a clash between Congress and BJP workers on Saturday night at Kelinja in the limits of Vittala Police Station.
Congress party activists Azeez and Salim were injured in the clash and now taking treatment at Vittala Community Hospital. No information was available on the injured BJP activists.
Incident details
On Saturday night, Congress-JDS activists were reportedly engaged in victory in and around Vittala. The Congress party workers raised the ‘BJP Murdabad’ slogans; in retaliation, local BJP activists too started shouting ‘Congress Murdabad’ slogans. Consequently, both the party workers indulged in a verbal altercation which ended with attacking each other with soda bottles.
Soon, the incident of Kelinja spread at surrounding places of Vittala through social networking sites, due to which a group clash is also reported from a village in Kolnadu Town. Four persons, including Dhanraj, were injured and admitted to Puttur hospital. The police visited the spot and as a precautionary step closed all the shops in the affected area.
Police officials Sajith VJ, D. Kumar, Prakash, and Prasanna, visited the spot and investigated.
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Hindutva leader Manju Kola stabbed during ‘compromise meeting’ at Malpe; Five arrested
Udupi: Manju Kola, husband of former Udupi City Municipal Council Vice-President Lakshmi Manjunath and a Hindutva organisation leader, was stabbed during a meeting held to settle a dispute related to a love affair at Malpe on Tuesday night.
Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case.
According to information available, Manju Kola had reportedly called for a compromise meeting near Malpe beach in the Palimaru area on Tuesday evening to resolve an issue involving a couple. During the discussion, a heated argument broke out and a youth allegedly stabbed Manju Kola.
He sustained injuries to his abdomen and collapsed. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Udupi for treatment.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that five accused have been arrested in the case. As per preliminary investigation, the incident appears to have occurred due to personal reasons. He clarified that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged the public not to spread rumours.
The injured Manju Kola is out of danger and his condition is stable, the SP said.
