Will discuss with experts about restrictions on Muslim stalls at temple festivities: M'luru top-cop
Mangaluru: Mangaluru Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar on Tuesday said that discussions with experts will be carried out regarding imposing restrictions on stalls by Muslims during temple festivals.
Speaking at a press conference earlier today, he said that they are in talks with temple administrators and the Tahsildar in this regard. However, no final decision has been made, he said.
He added that, further discussions will be carried out with complaints from respective people.
Following the Hijab row and the state-wide strike by Muslims earlier last week as a response to Karnataka High Court’s verdict, the Hindutva groups’ have reportedly urged the temple administrators to exclude stalls by Muslims during temple festivals.
According to the reports, some temples in the city have visibly declared the exclusion of non-Hindu participation in the festivals in the temple festival fair. Also, some temples here have put up banners displaying the exclusion of non-Hindus on temple festivals.
Mangaladevi temple, Mulki Bappanadu Durgaparameshwari temple and Puttur Mahalingeshwara temple have claimed for excluding non-Hindus from their ongoing festivals.
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Auto driver Sharif murder case: Two taken into police custody
Mangaluru: In connection with the murder of Mulki-based auto rickshaw driver Muhammad Sharif (52), two individuals have been taken into custody by Manjeshwar police. Sharif, a resident of Kolnadu in Mulki, had gone missing on the night of April 9. His body was discovered the following night in an abandoned well in Kunjathur Padu, within the Manjeshwar police station limits.
According to police sources, preliminary postmortem findings confirmed that Sharif had been murdered before his body was dumped in the well. Investigation revealed that three individuals from Mangaluru had hired Sharif’s auto rickshaw on the night of his disappearance. CCTV footage from the Talapady toll gate captured the rickshaw heading towards Manjeshwar around midnight.
Based on this and other leads, Manjeshwar police intensified their probe and have now detained two suspects, both reportedly from Mangaluru, for questioning in connection with the case.
The investigation is ongoing.
