Mangaluru: Youth stabbed to death, violence erupts in city

A 28-year-old motorcyclist and his friend, Samiulla, were attacked at Manihalla in the unrest that broke out at BC Road, Mangaluru on Thursday evening.

Harish was stabbed and succumbed to injuries in the hospital while  Samiulla  was injured. The Social Democratic Party of India was protesting near the Bantwal Tahsildar Office and thus there was tension at BC Road.

A report in The Hindu states that the SDPI had called for a state-wide protest against the death of Sahil, 24, after he died due to a bullet wound. He had gone to Madikeri on Tuesday for the Tipu Jayanti celebrations and was returning home when he was shot. They also claimed that the Kodagu district administration was negligent and hence tension erupted at Madikeri.  

As soon as Haneef, SDPI activist, finished his speech, stones were thrown at him states the report. Stones were being thrown from behind the Bantwal Tahsildar Office. Thus, people apparently ran in all directions causing panic. Shops and offices were shut down immediately. 

The police are now investigating who started throwing stones adds the report. The SDPI activists also staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru on Thursday evening.