Tensions in Mangaluru when Indian activists are murdered: CM promises severe action; BJP draws attention
Speaking in Mandya's media, CM said senior police officers were camping in Mangaluru and the investigation would reveal the motives of the murder, if pre-planned.
In the BJP's comments on the incident, he said the Saffron Party always wanted to take advantage of such issues.
Police also investigated whether Shetty's murder was linked to the recent lynching of Ashraf, a Wayanad resident in Kerala. Shetty faces criminal cases and is charged with murdering Mahammed Fazil in Surathkal three years ago and was released on bail last year.
Shetty was attacked by a group of men in Mangaluru on Thursday as he drove in an SUV with a group of friends. He was taken to AJ Hospital, but by then he had died. Dakshina Kannada BJP MLA and RSS leaders visited him in the hospital. Additional DGP R Hitendra said they had clues about the person behind the murder and would soon arrest the defendant. National Highway 66 was blocked for a long time because Shetty's body stayed in his village for a final ceremony.
“There is no place for Hindus”
Opposition leader R Ashoka (BJP) said there is no place for Hindus under the Karnataka Congress regime. “Just like in Kashmir and West Bengal, Hindus are identified and killed on busy streets.”
When Hindus was killed in Karnataka, CM's heart beats in peace in Pakistan. He said the brutal murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru has once again exposed the collapse and order of Karnataka due to the eccentric politics of Congress.
“As Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah was a huge disaster, totally losing control of the law and order of the state. He lost the moral authority to continue his post,” he said.
Deputy Opposition Leader (BJP) Arvind Bellad said he was “shocked and sad” by the brutal murder. “This is not just a tragic event, it is a serious reflection of the total collapse of law and order under @inckarnataka regime.”
