Accused in Deepak Rao murder case are activists of BJP Minority Morcha?

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January 4, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 4: In a major embarrassment to the local unit of Bharatiya Janta Party, the accused arrested in connection with the cold blooded murder of Deepak Rao, who is being projected as a Bajrang Dal activist, turned out to be the activists of Minority Morcha of the saffron party.

Bharatiya Janata Party has blamed Popular Front of India, Social Democratic Party of India, and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai for the murder. However, none of the six persons arrested in connection with the murder that took place at Katipalla in Mangaluru taluk on Wednesday has any connections with the above.

Mangaluru North MLA Mohiuddin Bava in a press meet on Thursday claimed that Pinki Navaz, one of the main accused in the case, was a known activist of BJP Minority Morcha in the region.

Mr Bava also revealed that during last Karnataka state assembly elections Pinki Navaz had campaigned for local BJP candidate (Krishna J Palemar, who was defeated by Mr Bava). He said that Pinki Navaz’s brother Laden Ismaeel, and brother-in-law Mohammed Ali also were activists of BJP.

Mr Bava, without naming Mr Palemar, said that an impartial probe is needed to unmask the mastermind behind the murder. He also said that BJP will try to gain the political mileage from this coldblooded murder.

According to sources, at least three of the arrested and their family members were also supporters of BJP and they had campaigned for the saffron party in previous elections.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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