Dalit student hacked to death

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August 18, 2017

Madurai, Aug 18: A college student, M. Karthikraja (21), was hacked to death near Viraganoor under Silaiman police station limits around 7 a.m. on Thursday.

The deceased, a Dalit, was a second year B.A. (Tamil) student of a city college. A group of youth is said to have assaulted him with lethal weapons like knives and swords along the Vaigai, killing him on the spot. The police said Karthikraja and the accused had been friends. However, he had picked a quarrel with some of them last week. This incident was the motive for the murder, Superintendent of Police N. Manivannan said.

The police identified the suspects as M. Vicky alias ‘Vellai Poonai’ Vicky (21), S. Prabhu (21), M. Muthumani (22), C. Balavignesh (21), M. Chinna Karthik (20) and Muneeswaran. Five accused had been arrested and a special team formed to nab the sixth accused.

Silaiman police have registered a case of murder and also invoked provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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Mangaluru police chief warns action against rumour-mongers fuelling Hindu-Muslim tension

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November 22,2025

Mangaluru: Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H has warned of strict action against individuals spreading rumours and attempting to create insecurity within the Muslim community and fuel hatred between Hindus and Muslims through social media.

Referring to a recent social media post alleging that police personnel had entered a masjid premises to check whether beef was being cooked, the commissioner said miscreants were attempting to push their communal agenda.

“A group of people, both from Mangaluru and abroad, are trying hard to spread rumours. For the past 10 days, they have been attempting to rake up old issues, highlight routine matters as controversies, or fabricate news altogether,” he said.

He reiterated that any such attempts to disturb communal harmony would invite legal action. “Cases will be registered and the accused will be brought to book,” he stated.

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