Sec 144 in Shivamogga, schools shut after Bajrang Dal activist murdered

A 23yearold Bajarang Dal activist was allegedly stabbed to death in this district headquarters town police said Monday as the administration clamped prohibitory orders and announced a holiday for schools and collegesHarsha was allegedly stabbed to death by unknown assailants Sunday night at the Ravi Varma lane in Bharathi Colony they saidThe town around 250 km from the state capital Bengaluru had recently seen disruption in some colleges over the hijab rowHowever the reason behind the Sunday killing is not immediately knownAfter the incident some supporters of the deceased man came out on the streets and vented their anger Television footage showed them pelting stones but it was not clear what their target wasHome Minister Araga Jnanendra rushed to Shivamogga and met the victims family He said the police have got ldquovital cluesrdquo and would soon arrest those behind the incidentldquoA 23yearold youth has been killed Such incidents should not happen Police have got the clue and surely they the accused will be arrested soon I appeal to people to maintain calmrdquo Jnanendra told reportersDeputy Commissioner Selvamani R told reporters that prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been clamped in the town and orders have been given to shut all the schools and collegesldquoPolice are investigating the case and trying to find out the criminals We are also working with them Already Section 144 has been clamped in the entire city So we have announced a holiday for the schools and collegesrdquo Selvamani saidSuperintendent of Police B M Lakshmi Prasad told reporters that a taskforce has been formed to track down the criminals behind the incidentOur priority is to find them out and get them punished We request people to cooperate with us and not to act emotionally Prasad told reportersKS Eshwarappa Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj of Karnataka blamed Muslim goons for the murder and said he will not allow gundaism in the stateIm very disturbed by the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist He was killed by Musalmaan goondas Muslim goons Im going to Shivamogga now to analyse the situation Well not allow goondaism Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa pictwittercomPRYxakUzJOmdash ANI ANI February 21 2022This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever