Bajrang Dal activist's murder: 12 taken into custody in Karnataka's Shivamogga

Twelve people have been taken into custody by the police in connection with the murder of a 28yearold Bajrang Dal activist which sparked violence in ShivamoggaKarnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said on Tuesday More than 12 people have been taken into custody Interrogation is onHe said three of them have already been arrested adding If they the remaining are involved they will be arrestedAccording to police sources the arrested included Khasif aged 30 and Syed Nadim 20 are residents of Shivamogga about 250 km from BengaluruHarsha was stabbed with lethal weapons on Sunday night at Bharathi Nagar in the city allegedly by a group of men who had arrived in a carIn view of the tense situation the district administration has declared a holiday for schools and colleges today as well Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC are also in force hereJnanendra told reporters in Bengaluru that a detailed investigation encompassing all angles including the hijab row role of religious outfits funding and who provided vehicle is being conductedAppealing for peace and calm the minister said such incidents should stop in the statePolice have performed their duties We appeal to people not to allow any room for disturbing peace The government will certainly arrest the criminals and get them punishment appropriatelyHe also asked called upon the people of the state to end these kind of murdersThese kind of murders should stop and it should end with Harshas murder This is the commitment of the government and the police department We are taking this case to the logical end So there should not be any doubt among people the minister saidJnanendra said senior officers have camped in Shivamogga and were lending their special guidance to the investigation teamHe also assured that those involved in stone pelting will also be brought to bookFollowing the incident the city witnessed violence arson stonepelting and damage to the properties during the funeral procession on Monday that left at least three persons including a photo journalist and a policewoman injured Several twowheelers were either damaged or torchedPolice tried to bring the situation under control by firing in the air and lathi charge to disperse the crowd and made way for the funeral procession to move further and the final rites to take placePolice personnel have been deployed at every nook and corner of the city The district authorities have appealed to the people to maintain peace and calmA few BJP leaders including Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa and Union Minister of state Shobha Karandlaje claimed a conspiracy behind Harshas murder and demanded NIA probe into itEshwarappa who is from the district alleged that Musalman goondas are behind Harshas murderBJP National General Secretary Organisation B L Santosh alleged that Harsha was killed by jihadi fundamentalists for his opposition to Hijab at educational institutionsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever