Man beaten to death after dispute during cricket match; 15 arrested

A man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people over a dispute during a cricket match in the outskirts of the city following which 15 people have been arrested police said on TuesdayTerming the incident as mob lynching Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said he has not yet received the report but assured that the case will be taken very seriouslyThe incident occurred at around 3 PM on April 27 near the Bhatra Kallurti temple in Kudupu village on the outskirts of Mangaluru police saidThe victim whose identity is yet to be ascertained was allegedly assaulted with sticks resulting in multiple injuries that led to internal bleeding and shockHe was declared dead at the hospital police saidAddressing a press conference here Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal said Initially the police registered a case of unnatural death and launched an investigation after the body was found near the temple grounds A postmortem conducted on April 28 confirmed that the death was due to multiple blunt force injuries and lack of medical attentionA case has been registered under Section 1032 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 which pertains to murder by a group of five or more persons at the Mangaluru Rural Police Station based on a complaint lodged by a resident he saidSo far 15 accused have been arrested and the police are on the lookout for at least 10 more individuals he addedThe main accused identified as Sachin a resident of Kudupu is already in our custody The section invoked in this case is very stringentiquestif proved the accused either individually or as a group can face life imprisonment or even the death penalty We invoked this section under the BNS as more than five people were involved in the crime Agarwal saidEfforts are underway to trace and apprehend the remaining suspects Police said CCTV footage and mobile data are being analysed to establish the sequence of eventsSpeaking to reporters here Home Minister Parameshwara said An incident of mob lynching has been reported but the victims name is not known at this point of time and also his identity is not known Whether he has come from outside the state or within the state I was told that this individual was reportedly shouting Pakistan Zindabad and things like that when there was a local cricket match going on When they heard this a few people got together and beat him Subsequently he didnt die on the spot but they said later on he died because of the shock and so onAppealing for peace and harmony the Minister said I am yet to get the actual report and nearly 10 or 12 people have been arrested and further investigation is going on We will definitely take this very seriously because this kind of thing should not happen anywhere not only in Karnataka but anywhereKarnataka is such a peaceful state and we dont want to allow these kinds of things And suppose if he victim had spoken something like Pakistan Zindabad they could have handed him over to police instead of their taking the law and order in their hands he addedTaking to X Dakshina Kannada District Incharge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemned the murder and directed the police to take strict action against the culpritsWhile playing cricket a verbal altercation broke out between a group of players and a young man from another community resulting in the assault he saidAccording to him several suspects have already been taken into custody and a proper investigation is underwayNoting that such incidents disrupt communal harmony Rao said I have instructed the police to take strict action against the culprits I appeal to the public to maintain peace and communal harmony and not fall prey to rumoursThis 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 whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params