Mangalore: Ullal clashes - Candidates against politicizing issue
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Update: April 22
Mangalore, Apr 22: In connection with the incident in which a woman who was hit by a car was injured, and group clashes erupted thereafter, Congress candidate from Mangalore constituency, U T Khadar, and BJP candidate, Chandras Ullal, have requested people not to politicize the incidents for selfish ends. They have appealed to the residents of Ullal to prove through restraint and peace that Ullal is a land of religious harmony and that no one is allowed to vitiate this atmosphere.
They were reacting to a call given by bus drivers operating in Ullal region to stop plying buses in the region on Monday April 22 as a mark of protest. They have requested people not to lend an ear to rumour mongers and not take law into their hands for flimsy reasons.
The taxi driver who was driving his vehicle towards his beach has been identified as Ganesh from Ullal Mastikatte, and the woman who was injured, was Khateejamma (48). After a group present at the spot assaulted Ganesh, he called his friends over phone. His friends then attacked Habib (27) from Mukkacheri, it is said. Habib is being treated in a private hospital in Tokkottu.
The policemen have also arrested Mustafa and Hanif from Belma, for thwarting them from filming the gangs involved with the protests. The act in which buses came under attack, is said to be an attempt made by habitual offenders to encash the opportunity provided by the volatile atmosphere.
Earlier Report
Mangalore: Minor incident snowballs into clashes at Ullal, tight security deployed
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal / Ramesh Pandith
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (NM)
Mangalore, Apr 21: Trouble broke out near Ullal beach here on Sunday April 21 evening after a car reportedly hit a woman leading to hurling of abuses, clashes and stone pelting.
It is said that a woman was walking along the Ullal beach road with her two children, when a car passing by allegedly hit her. The car came to a stop a little distance away.
The woman who was hit is said to have screamed, at which the locals gathered at the spot. Arguments arose between the woman and the driver, who is said to have even abused her, thus worsening the matter. Another source said that the car driver allegedly eve-teased the woman which sparked the trouble.
The issue snowballed into a clash between two groups and spread quickly. One person identified as Habeeb was injured.
The angry mob pelted stones at two buses. Their drivers, Loknath and Iqbal were admitted to Netaji hospital.
Sources said that the mob also gathered at the Ullal police station demanding quick police action. It is said that when the police recorded a video of the mob, some of the protestors snatched the camera from the police. Two persons have been reportedly taken into custody.
With police intervention, the situation cooled down by night. However, tight security has been deployed in Ullal, with even BSF men guarding the area. Vehicles passing by Ullal are reportedly being checked.
A case has been registered in Ullal police station.