Madikeri, Nov 11: The local unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad on Sunday observed ‘Martyr Day’, to commemorate the death of outfit’s former district general secretary Devappanda Kuttappa, who died during the riots on the occasion of Tipu Jayanti in 2015.
VHP and Bajrang Dal leaders offered special prayers at Omkareshwara Temple in Madikeri to commemorate the occasion.
Bajrang Dal district convener Chetan, VHP general secretary D Narasimha, BJP town unit president Mahesh Jaini, leaders Arun Kumar, B K Jagadish and Dhananjaya were present. Respects were paid to Kuttappa by various pro-Hindu organisations in Virajpet as well.
Kuttappa had lost his life after he fell on a cement drain, to a depth of 18 feet while trying to run away from a place where violence broke out between two groups.
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