A resident of Kandur, near Bantwal, Sharath Madivala, who gave physical training instructions in RSS shakhas, was stabbed around 9.30 pm on July 4 while he was downing shutters of the family-owned laundry shop in the town. A resident of Kandur, near Bantwal, Sharath Madivala, who gave physical training instructions in RSS shakhas, was stabbed around 9.30 pm on July 4 while he was downing shutters of the family-owned laundry shop in the town. A fruit vendor in the market, named Abdul Rauf, took Madivala to a private hospital in Mangaluru, where he succumbed on Friday night. Post-funeral, Sharath’s father, Thaniyappa, told the media today that he has little faith in the local police tracing his son’s killers. The police suspect the July 4 incident is part of a series of violent communal incidents of late.

Source: Indian Express July 08, 2017 21:29 UTC