Highlights 1 Hindu activist hacked to death in Katipalla, a small town near Surathkal, Karnataka. 2 28-year-old Deepak Rao, a resident of Katipalla Kaikamba has been identified as victim. The dust has not yet settled after the mysterious death of Paresh Mesta in Honnavar, now another Hindu activist was hacked to death in Katipalla, a small town near Surathkal, Karnataka. Likewise, Jagadish Shenova, President, VHP (Mangaluru district) said that Deepak was murdered just because he was a Hindu. Soon after the death was reported on social media, shops, schools and colleges were shut in anticipation of trouble in the town.

Source: India Today January 03, 2018 13:06 UTC