Mangaluru, Sept 27: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has initiated externment proceedings against two persons, whose street-fighting had snowballed into a communal tension in Bantwal taluk in June.
Acting on a report from superintendent of police C H Sudheer Kumar Reddy, the deputy commissioner and district magistrate K G Jagadeesha has issued notices to Rathnakar Shetty and Ibrahim Khaleel.
Rathnakar Shetty, a Hindu Jagaran Vedike leader, had allegedly stabbed Khaleel on June 13 after the two brushed against each other at Kalladka and had a stare down.
Shetty in turn also filed a counter complaint against Ibrahim of having caused him hurt injuries. A case and a counter case under section 307 of IPC was booked against the duo at Bantwal Town Police Station.
Shetty, who had suffered minor injuries, had preferred to get treatment at Adarsh Hospital of Puttur instead going to a local hospital and evaded arrested for a nearly one and a half months. Khaleel, who had suffered severe injuries, had got admitted to a local hospital from where he was arrested.
Police picked up Shetty towards the end of July after having gathered evidence to prove his complicity in the riots.
The DC had issued the notice to the duo to appear before him in person on October 4 and show cause as to why they should not be externed from the district in the larger interest of protecting peace and harmony in the district.
"The notice was issued a couple of days back," the DC said adding the action has been initiated under provisions of the Karnataka Police Act. Both Rathnakar and Khaleel are rowdy sheeters, the SP said.
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