00:00On the night of May 1st, Suhas Shetty, a 42-year-old former Bajrang Dal member and a prominent Hindutva figure in coastal Karnataka, was brutally murdered near Kinipadavu Cross in Mangaluru.
00:10The attackers, armed with swords, struck swiftly and the chilling assault was captured.
00:14On mobile phone, Shetty wasn't a stranger to controversy.
00:17He was the main accused in the 2022 murder of Mohamed Fazil and had five criminal cases registered against him.
00:22Police records listed him as a rowdy-sheeter.
00:24His killing has triggered unrest in the communally sensitive Dakshina Kannada region.
00:28The VHP has called for a bunt, leading to protests across the area.
00:31Authorities have imposed prohibitory orders and ramped up security to prevent any escalation.
00:35Meanwhile, police have launched a full-scale investigation, probing all angles, including possible communal and political motives behind the murder.
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