Mangaluru, Sep 2: In connection with the brutal Hindutva assault on a Muslim youth in the city occurred more than a week ago, the police have arrested another accused.
With this, 14 persons have been arrested in relation to the case. The police had arrested 13 accused on August 25. The arrested was sent to Ballari jail on Tuesday, according to the police.
28-year-old Shakir, who was working as a manager at a supermarket in the city, was assaulted on August 24. He was reportedly in a car with the Hindu girl, who is also an employee of the supermarket.
A group of youths enquired about the personal details of the duo, and later dragged Shakir out, stripped him to his undergarments, tied him to an electric pole and beat him up in full public view.
The 13 accused arrested a day after the attack are: Santhosh Poojary (23) of Padu Kudeera in Karkala taluk, Abhiram (23) of Babugudde, Kiran (29) of Hunasemakki, Praveen Shetty of Eligoli in Karkala, Bhujanga Shetty (46) of Siddakatte, Chandrakanth Rao (42) of Bejai, Ghanashyam Acharya (24) of Attavar Jain compound, Dhanush (20), Muthuraj (21), Kishan (20) of Babugudde, Naveen (42) of Melinamogaru, Vivek (38) of Babugudde and Kirankumar (25) of Attavar.
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