Mangaluru, May 30: Social Democratic Party of India has termed the recent violence occurred in Kalladka town of Bantwal taluk as a pre-planned attack carried out by the notorious rowdies at the behest of Sangh Parivar leaders such as Prabhakar Bhat with the intention of creating communal tension in the region.
On May 26, Mohammed Hashir and Mohammed Mashooq, two local residents were stabbed by miscreants when they were returning home after Friday prayers. The accused have been identified as Mithun, Yatin, Amit, Acchuta, Naveen, Ranjit and Pushparaj.
Addressing media persons in the city on Tuesday SDPI Dakshina Kannada district president Haneef Khan Kodaje said that the unconditional support extended to the assailants by RSS veteran Prabhakar Bhat raises suspicions about his involvement in the attack.
“Police should arrest Prabhakar Bhat too along with the assailants and subject him to rigorous interrogation,” Mr Kodaje said while condemning the RSS veteran's statement that May 26 stabbings were just a reaction by “innocent” Hindu youths to the attack carried out by Muslim “goons”.
Mr Kodaje said that the accused are not only saffron activists but also notorious history sheeters, who were recently released on bail. “Mithun and his associates are accused in the murder case of Badruddin of Talapady occurred five years ago, murder of Harish Poojary Navoor occurred in 2015, recent attempt to murder on Harish Gowda of Sajipa Munnur and many other cases. By openly supporting such notorious criminals Prabhakar Bhat has exhibited his true colour,” he said.
The SDPI leader said that Mithun and his associates had apparently attempted to commit two more murders last Friday at the behest leaders like Prabhakar Bhat. “Hashir and Mashooq would have been murdered if they had failed to run while being attacked by the miscreants,” he said.
He said that a high level probe is necessary to unearth the greater conspiracy behind the Kalladka violence as the murder accused had tried to kill two more persons within a couple of weeks after being released on bail.
Brushing aside the allegation of forced bandh, Mr Kodaje said that residents of Kalladka had voluntarily observed bandh on May 27 in protest against the violence. However, Prabhakar Bhat and his followers had tried to threaten the shopkeepers against participating in bandh.
Mr Kodaje also thanked Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Bhushan Gulabrao Borase and his team for their efforts to bring the situation under control after the stabbing.
SDPI leaders Athaulllah Jokatte, Shahul SH, Iqbal Bellare, Ashraf Manchi and parents of the victims of Kalladka violence were present at the press meet.
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