Shivamogga continues to reel under tension as another incident of attack on a youth took place in Bhadravathi, which is about 20 km away from the city, on Tuesday within hours of police heaving a sigh of relief by arresting the main accused in Monday’s stabbing case by opening fire at him.
A man was attacked around 9.30 a.m. in Bhadravathi town on Tuesday. Sunil, 28, a resident of Nehru Nagar in Bhadravathi, was hit on his head and face. The victim identified the attacker as Mubarak, 26. The police swung into action and arrested the accused later in the day.
It may be noted that two groups had engaged in a heated argument over displaying the portraits of Tipu and Veer Savarkar at Ameer Ahmed Circle in Shivamogga during the Independence Day celebrations on Monday. The police had resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the mob. However, a person who was working in a shop was stabbed later while another suffered injuries in stone pelting.
