Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Nov 15: As a mark of protest against an incident in which a boy was stabbed at Kairangala Lekkisiri on Monday November 14, shops and establishments at Manjanady and Mongugoli areas have been closed today. The protesters have been demanding for the immediate arrest of the culprits.
City and service buses moving through the area stopped operations as groups of protesters which moved around the area advised them against plying. Stones were also placed across the roads to stop vehicular movement.
In another incident that followed the sequence of events happening in the locality with alarming regularity since the last some days, stones were pelted at Rahmania mosque at Ullal late night on Monday November 14. Windowpane of this mosque was shattered as a result.
Police presence in the areas which witnessed these incidents has been intensified. However, people are worried about the repeated incidents which do not allow the tension to die down.