Kundapur: Tension grips Kodi after clashes break out - Two seriously injured Silvester DSouza Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur Kundapur, Jan 11: Two persons were seriously injured after clahes broke out between members of different communities at Kodi here on Sunday January 11. The clashes broke out near Kinara hotel at Halavalli in Kodi. Bharat (17) and Ranjith (17) were serioudly injured and admitted to a private hospital in Kundapur. Two others, identified as Ashida Ahmed and Abdul Munaf have also been admitted to hospital. As per the complaint, a group of around 25 persons assaulted Bharat and Ranjith with soda bottles. Some of the accused have been identified as Mayadi Bin Ibrahim Halealive, Farooz Bin Rafiq, Galfi Bin Mirji Saheb, Ashfaq Ganti, Malik Kulla, Ashif Gaddemane, Shahid, Shajid, Latif Khan Mohammed, Intiyan, Irshad and Rahim Beary. On the other hand, Ashida and Abdul who got admitted to hospital alleged that they were assualted by a group of youths while they were returning from a relatives house where they had been to pay back some loan amount. They alleged that the assault was in connection with another incident wherein a girl of their community was teased by some youths. The injured persons said that an old rivalry between the two groups had led to the assault. Sometime back, trouble had erupted after a bike belonging to one Deepak was smashed during Gendaseve at Jattigeshwara Temple in Kodi. After that, a conflict was witnessed after some right wing outfit hoisted its flag at Halealive. Sundays clashes were a consequence of these episodes, said Hindu Jagarana Vedike convener Dhananjay Kundapur. Following the clashes, tension gripped Kodi and personnel of the armed reserve police were deployed in the area. Higher officials visited the spot. Kundapur police have registered cases from both parties and investigations are on.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:37:04 +0000
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