Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Jun 3: Soon after it came to light that some personnel of the Hiriadka police were hand-in-glove with the Bajrang Dal in connection to the death of cattle trader Hussainabba at Perdoor, former MLA and Congress leader Pramod Madhwaraj took a veiled dig at Udupi BJP MLA.
Taking to Twitter, he condemned the incident and said that during his tenure as the district in-charge minister, not a single death took place due to communal incident, and days after he demiteed office, a Muslim had died at the hands of the Bajrang Dal and the police.
"During my tenure as district minister udupi not a single death due to communal incidents. Soon after I demitted office an elderly Muslim killed by bhajrang dal and the police together. Really shocking and condemnable," he tweeted.
It may however be noted that the Congress-JD(S) coalition cabinet is yet to be formed, and presently, Udupi has no district in-charge minister. In the recent assembly elections, BJP won all the seats in Udupi district.
Hussainabba was assaulted by Bajrang Dal activists when he and two others were transporing cattle, allegedly illegally. Investigation into the case has revealed that at least three personnel of Hiriadka police station were hand-in-glove the the activists and had even tried to cover up the crime by dumping Hussainabba's body in Perdoor. A total of ten people including VHP leader and Bajrang Dal activists have been arrested so far and three cops have been suspended.