Udupi: Miscreants pelt stones at mosque; assault man
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Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SM/VM)
Udupi, Apr 3: A group of miscreants pelted stones at Jumma Masjid at Nejaru here late night on Tuesday April 2, breaking the window panes and partly damaging a wall.
Additional police teams have been deployed in the area to avoid further trouble.
It is said that a similar incident took place at the Masjid on November 26, 2008 during the time of Mumbai terror attack but no action has been taken so far in this regard.
In another incident, Iqbal (30) was allegedly attacked by a group of 20 persons while he was returning home after attending a 'Mehndi' function in Kelanejaru. The incident took place around 10:30 pm on Tuesday.
Iqbal who was beaten up badly by the miscreants with a rod is now admitted to district government hospital. Iqbal later said that the miscreants left the place telling him that they would also beat up his two other friends Umar and Riyaz. However, there is no mention of the threat in the police complaint.
In connection to the attack, police arrested Sathish Nayak, gram panchayat president along with Praveen and Prashanth. The arrested are said to be the activists of Sangh Parivar as well as from BJP. It is learnt that four other accused are absconding.
Malpe PSI Jayant M told Daijiworld said that the miscreants who attacked Iqbal were returning from the same function, and were drunk. After assaulting Iqbal, they stopped near the mosque and pelted stones. However, the assault on Iqbal is said to be out of an old rivalry and has no connection with the attack on the mosque. More details will be revealed only after the investigation, police said.
A case has been registered in the Malpe police station.
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