Karnataka: Communal clash 3 injured imposed Section 144 till July 8

Karnataka: Communal clash 3 injured imposed Section 144 till July 8

Three people were injured in Karnataka’s Kerur after an argument between two groups belonging to different communities led to violence on Wednesday evening. Karnataka: Communal clash 3 injured imposed Section 144 till July 8. “The incident involved the members of Hindu Jagarana Vedike.

Section 144 has been imposed in Kerur till 8 July morning,” said Bagalkot DC P Sunilkumar. Karnataka Communal clash Vehicles were set ablaze and people injured after two groups attacked each other at Kerur town in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district on Wednesday. Members of the two groups hurled stones at each other and at least two were reportedly stabbed.

The situation was brought under control by police. Subsequently, section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) has been imposed from 11.30 pm on Wednesday till Friday at 8 pm following the violent clashes. Seven push carts and a motorbike were set on fire. The report quoted a police officer as saying that clashes broke out between Hindu and Muslim groups after arguments erupted.

According to police, Arun Kattimani, Hindu Jagaran Vedike District Secreatary and two of his friends were stabbed and assaulted with iron rods. The incident took place when Kattimani and his friends were walking towards a bus stop in Kerur town. The miscreants, who came on bike from behind, suddenly stabbed Arun in the back.

He was also assaulted on head with an iron rod. His two friends were also stabbed. The victims were rushed to the hospital immediately and their condition is said to be serious. The agitated crowd torched a shop in vegetable market, damaged ten bikes and many vegetable carts. The police have registered a case in Kerur police station and are investigating the case.

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