Sunil Haleangady
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Updated

Mangaluru, Jul 1: The police have arrested seven persons in connection with the assault at Munchoor near Suratkal on the night of Tuesday June 30.

The arrested are Santosh, Naveen, Dev, Dinesh, Jagan, Guru and Prabhakar.

Six persons were allegedly assaulted by a group of 15-20 persons. Among the six injured, three of them - Anwar, Siraj and Taufiq were admitted to a private hospital in the city while the others admitted to Wenlock.

The police who swung into action soon after the incident arrested Guru late night on Tuesday. Based on the information provided by Guru during interrogation, the police arrested the rest.

The Suratkal police have beefed up security and patrolling in sensitive spots.

Earlier Report: July 1

Mangaluru: Youths assaulted by group of 15 near Suratkal

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (CLP)

Mangaluru, Jun 30: In yet another act of violence near Suratkal, six youths were assaulted allegedly by a group of around 15-20 unknown persons.

The incident occured at Munchoor on the evening of Tuesday June 30. This is third such incident of attack in the last three days in Suratkal police limits.

It is said that Siraj, Taufiq and Anwar, residents of Krishnapur, and three others were attacked and robbed by the group. 

The three youths were returning home from work when it started to rain heavily, and they took shelter at a shop at Munchoor, where two other persons were also standing. While they were waiting for the rain to stop, a group of around 15 to 20 unidentified persons armed with rods approached them and demanded to know what they were doing there, and then started assaulting them, said Anwar, adding that they were attacked without any reason or provocation.

"There were five of us standing there. They assaulted us, pushed us to the ground and kicked us. Two others who were standing with us managed to escape. The group also robbed us of our money and damaged our mobile phones. When they were about to stab us with a long knife, we somehow managed to push them away and ran. We got into running bus and escaped," the victims said.

Locals said that from the last few days a group has been moving around in Suratkal armed with rods and weapons, but the police department has failed to take enough action.

On Sunday June 28, two other cases of attack were reported in Suratkal, following which six persons were arrested on Monday June 29. Four including a woman were assaulted near Tadambail on Sunday afternoon, in connection to which the police arrested Mohan (32), Vinay alias Munna (20), Santosh alias Santu (21), Vineet (21) and Sunil (20), all from Tadambail. It is said that the attackers were angry that the victims were 'staring' at them.

In a counter attack near Munchoor on Sunday night, two persons allegedly stabbed Ashok Bhat from Idya when he was riding in his scooter with his wife. One of the accused, Hameed Safwan (27), residing near Idya, was arrested. It is said that the accused were lying in wait when Ashok Bhat was returning after visiting his elder brother's house. They chased Bhat in a motor bike and attacked him, it is alleged.

Though the youths who were assaulted on Tuesday said that they were targeted for no apparent reason, sources said that it was a counter attack in response to Sunday's incidents. Sources also said that six people were injured, and while three have been admitted to a private hospital, the rest are said to be in Wenlock.