Man lynched in Karnataka after allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans during cricket match
A man was lynched in Karnataka’s Mangaluru district after he allegedly shouted pro-Pakistan slogans during a cricket match, The Indian Express reported.
Fifteen persons have been arrested for the killing and over 25 suspects identified, The News Minute quoted Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal as saying on Tuesday. The police have not yet been able to identify the victim.
Agarwal added that a section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to murder on grounds of race, caste and community by five persons or more was invoked.
The incident came to light around 5.30 pm on Sunday after the police were told about an unidentified body found near a temple on the outskirts of Mangaluru. A case of suspicious death was registered initially because there were no visible injuries on the body, Agrawal said.
However, a preliminary autopsy report revealed that the man died of internal bleeding due to blunt force and in absence of timely medical aid, according to The Indian Express.
The police commissioner was quoted as saying by The News Minute that the authorities were told that the man was a labourer from West Bengal or Bihar, some people said that he spoke Malayalam. “He’s aged between 35 and 40 years and is most likely a Muslim,” the official said.
According to preliminary information, the man arrived at the spot around 3.30 pm...
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