Overview

• On May 27 in Bantwal taluk, two motorcyclists attacked pickup driver and mosque secretary Abdul Raheem with a sword while he was unloading sand, killing him and critically injuring his associate, Kalandar Shafi.
• Police have launched an investigation into the motive behind the daylight assault, have detained suspects and are examining forensic evidence from the scene.
• Raheem’s death follows the April 27 lynching of Mohammed Ashraf and the May 1 hacking of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, marking the third violent killing in Dakshina Kannada this month.
• District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemned the latest murder and instructed the DGP and IG to enhance security in communally sensitive areas.
• The Karnataka government is considering creation of a dedicated anti-communal force modeled on its Anti-Naxal unit to address rising tensions in coastal districts.