Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jul 13: As per the purported death report of Sharath, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist who was hacked to death by masked miscreants at B C Road, which is making the rounds in social websites, there was a delay of about 20 hours between the actual death of the youth and its declaration. This has given rise to several doubts.

As per the death report signed by the doctors of the hospital, Sharath, who was seriously injured in the said attack, had breathed his last at 12.30 am on July 7. However, formally his death was announced at 8.30 pm on July 7.

Sharath

Death certificate

A convention of Congress workers had been organized near the city on the evening of July 7, in which the chief minister had participated. The said announcement was made after this programme came to an end. Opposition BJP and several pro-Hindu organizations had alleged that the information of death was kept under raps in view of the visit of the chief minister to the region.

It is said that Sharath had decided to donate his eyes in case of his death. It is being claimed that his eyes could have been donated if the doctors had announced his death promptly, and that because of inordinate gap between the actual death and its declaration, this wish of Sharath could not be fulfilled.

BJP to donate five lac rupees to slain Sharath's family

BJP leader, Rajesh Naik Ulipadyguthu, announced that it has been decided to extend financial assistance of five lac rupees under the leadership of the BJP unit of the constituency and MP, Nalin Kumar Kateel, to the family of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist, Sharath Madiwala, who was recently murdered by miscreants. Naik addressed a press conference at the party office at B C Road on Wednesday July 12.

Naik demanded for immediate arrest of all the accused persons in Sharath murder case, besides seeking withdrawal of false cases hoisted against leaders of Hindu organizations relating to funeral procession of Sharath.

"The funeral procession of Sharath, which began from Mangaluru, reached B C Road peacefully. At Kaikamba, some miscreants pelted stones at the procession. Leaders of Hindu organizations were not present at this spot. Still, the police, instead of arresting the culprits, have registered cases against people who were trying to establish peace," he alleged. He accused the police of acting under political pressure in later days by trying to disrupt peace in the region through various measures.

BJP's local constituency unit president, B Devadas Shetty, urged the state government and district in-charge minister to stop interfering in the police department's functioning, and allow the police to do their work honestly and impartially. Recalling that the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, had declared emergency in the country for crushing the opposition leaders by jailing them overnight, he accused the state government of indirectly imposing emergency in Dakshina Kannada district with the objective of taming the opposition parties.

"On May 26, there was lethal attack on Pawan at Melkar. Chiranjeevi, an activist of Hindu organizations, was attacked at Kuthar on July 9. The department has failed to arrest anyone. Will the minister explain why are the culprits involved are being spared?," he questioned.

He noted that some Hindu youngsters were arrested in connection with the murder of Ashraf, and three Hindus were arrested for attack on Sajid at Adyar on July 7. He questioned as to why people involved with attack and murder of Hindus are not being arrested by the police and wondered whether the department is working impartially and justifiably.

Former MLA, A Rukmaya Poojary, G Anand, Dinesh handary Dinesh Amtoor, Ramdas Bantwal and some other leaders were present at the press conference.