Amid continued efforts by the police to identify and bring to book assailants of Fazil, who was murdered in Surathkal on the night of July 28, his funeral was conducted at Mangalapete with religious rituals at the nearby masjid.
Police, however, did not allow the body to be taken in a procession to avoid any trouble even as they have detained 12 persons since July 28 night who were moving around suspiciously, in violation of Section 144.
City Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar told reporters that the detained persons were present in public places without any valid reasons amid enforcement of prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Police will verify their antecedents and take necessary action.
