Bantwal: Bloodshed again near Polali – Notorious ‘Candle Santhu’ Murdered

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Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (TU/CN)

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Bantwal, Feb 18: Polali, the abode of Goddess Rajarajeshwari is again in news for all wrong reasons. Over the years enough blood has been shed in and around Polali.  The streak of crime that started with the killing of Kamalaksha, continued with the murders of rickshaw driver Rafique, Gujari Hameed and Polali Ananthu in the following years. Two more persons were killed in the same area in the violence that took place at the funeral procession of Ananthu. One Ibrahim was killed as miscreants set an ambulance carrying passengers to Bajpe airport on fire during in the infamous Mangalore curfew in 2006.

If anyone had the impression that this notorious crime link of Polali might have ended, they were certainly wrong. Notorious rowdy-sheeter Santhosh alias ‘Candle Santhu’s murder on Wednesday February 18 morning, has added one more victim to the already bulging streak of crimes.

‘Candle Santhu’ a notorious rowdy who was once one of the most dreaded criminal of the district was hacked to death of unidentified gang of miscreants in the broad daylight on Wednesday in his house near Polali here. Some old enmity is said to be the motive for the murder. 
 
Santhosh alias ‘Candle Santhu’ was involved in several murder cases in the district and was facing many criminal cases police station across the district. He is said to have been attacked with lethal weapons by a group of seven miscreants who arrived in a vehicle on Wednesday morning. Though Santhu was immediately rushed to the hospital, he breathed his last on the way to the hospital.

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