"Around eight people involved in the murder of Suhas Shetty have been arrested. For many years, the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have drawn the attention of the state and the nation due to incidents rooted in communal tensions. This time, too, after the incident, it was feared tha
Brijesh Chowta, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Secretary and Member of Parliament from Dakshina Kannada, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting that the investigation in to the murder of Suhas Shetty be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao expressed deep shock and sorrow over the murder of Suhas Shetty, while also condemning the recent mob-lynching of Ashraf in Mangalore district.
Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday strongly condemned the murder of Hindu activist Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru, blaming the Congress-led state government for repeated attacks on Hindu activists.
Mangaluru City North BJP MLA Y Bharat Shetty, on Friday, said that the murder of Hindu activist Suhas Shetty shows a failure of law and order in Karnataka. He blamed the state government for not controlling anti-social elements and demanded an NIA investigation into the case.
Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday said that the murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru has created fear and tension in the city. BJP leaders R Ashoka and state president Vijayendra will visit Mangaluru to meet the family of Suhas Shetty.
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday that four separate teams have been formed to track down the suspects in the Suhas Shetty murder case.
A bench headed by Justice Abhay S Oka also directed that his mother shall be admitted to AIIMS immediately for two days for medical examination by a board of doctors to be constituted to examine her health condition.
Police said that the incident took place late on April 21. At approximately 10:27 PM, police received a call about an injured person lying in a pool of blood near Balmiki Basti, close to Rashid Market.