20-05-2025
Inmates attack, hurl stones at Hindutva activist murder accused in Mangaluru jail
Tensions inside Mangaluru Sub-Jail in Karnataka flared on Monday evening after fellow inmates attempted to assault one of the accused in the murder of Hindu activist Suhas also known as Chotte Naushad, was amongst the 11 people arrested for allegedly playing a key role in Shetty's killing. According to police, he had helped the main accused carry out the attack unfolded when Naushad, after being produced before the court on May 19 following the end of his police custody, was being taken to meet another inmate inside the jail premises, just before his transfer to Mysuru Jail.
A few prisoners allegedly hurled stones and other objects at him in an attempt to assault staff intervened swiftly and brought the situation under control. Naushad escaped without any Shetty, a former Bajrang Dal member and the prime accused in the 2022 Fazil murder case, was killed by a group of assailants on May 1 near Kinnipadavu. Eleven people have been arrested in the case so to police, five to six men armed with swords and sharp weapons intercepted Shetty's car and launched a ferocious assault on him. Though rushed to AJ Hospital, Shetty succumbed to his 42, was a well-known figure in coastal Karnataka's political undercurrent, with a long-standing association with Hindutva organisations like the Bajrang had five criminal cases against him and was considered a rowdy-sheeter. His name came to national attention in 2022 as a key accused in the murder of 23-year-old Mohammed Fazil, a case that had intensified communal tensions in the Reel
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