Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, May 4: Suratkal police arrested four persons in relation to the murder attempt of local BJP leader Bharatraj. The arrests were made at Padubidri on Tuesday, May 3.
Abdul Aziz (40) from Katipalla, Barkat Ali alias Amir (26) from Soorinje, Mohammed Rizwan alias Rijju (23) and Irfan (27) from Krishnapura are the persons arrested.
Abdul Khader (37) from Kalavaru and Muhammed Shariff (47) from Krishnapura were arrested on April 17 for providing vehicle to the accused.
Bharatraj
Bharatraj, a BJP leader, was riding his motor bike on Krishnapura Math road on April 13, when four persons seated in a Scorpio car, had dashed their vehicle against Bharatraj's motor bike. Two among the occupants of the vehicle then rushed towards Bharatraj, who had fallen on the road, menacingly. It is said both the aggressors were brandishing rod and sword, and were screaming furiously.
Bharatraj had succeeded in running away and hiding from the aggressors. The accused reached the spot where he was hiding and hit him with rod, due to which Bharatraj suffered injuries to his leg. The accused had then escaped, leaving behind the Scorpio vehicle and lethal weapons.
Suratkal police inspector, Cheluvaraju B, sub-inspector, Poovappa H M, Vinay Kumar, Raja M, Pushparaj, Punith, Hanumantha, Krishna B K and other staff members had taken part in the operation to nab the four accused.
A delegation led by former state minister and city north block BJP president, Krishna J Palemar, had met city police commissioner, M Chandra Sekhar and urged him to intensify the investigation into the murder attempt on young BJP leader and arrest the culprits at the earliest. A rally was also held in Suratkal demanding the early justice.
Navarang Friends circle from Krishnapura on Tuesday met MLA Moideen Bawa and submitted a petition requesting for the arrests of real culprits who had asked the accused to execute the murder of the BJP leader.